Sappanwood

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The wood of Biancaea sappan (syn. Caesalpinia sappan), a flowering timber tree of the legume family Fabaceae that also yields medicine and red dye. uncountable, usually

    "The dye I'm talking about is quite a different thing from indigo or sappanwood [translating verzino]; it's a dye that makes the color of myrtle appear like flesh to people!"

Synonyms

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sapansibucao

Example

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"The dye I'm talking about is quite a different thing from indigo or sappanwood [translating verzino]; it's a dye that makes the color of myrtle appear like flesh to people!"

Etymology

From sappan + wood.

Related phrases

caesalpinia sappan

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