spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
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bloodwood tree::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | campeachy, haematoxylum campechianum, logwood, logwood tree |
| Type of | blackwood, blackwood tree |
bloodwood tree::noun | Spocien Dictionary
deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | kiaat, pterocarpus angolensis |
| Type of | tree |
Examples of bloodwood tree
bloodwood tree
The common name is somewhat of a misnomer, as the flowers may not necessarily be red, nor is it really a gum tree, but a bloodwood instead.
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