camwood
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camwood
(ˈkæmˌwʊd)n
1. (Plants) a W African leguminous tree, Baphia nitida, whose hard wood was formerly used in making a red dye
2. (Forestry) the wood of this tree
[C20: perhaps from Temne]
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| Noun | 1. | camwood - small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye Baphia, genus Baphia - small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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