Barwood

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  • n. The red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A red dyewood obtained from Sierra Leone and Angola, Africa.
  • Word Usage
    "Other exports are caoutchouc, ebony (of which the best comes from the Congo), and camwood or barwood (a Tephrosia)."
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