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noun
Red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for various other purposes such as ramrods, violin bows and handles for woodturning tools.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: camwood
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A tree of species Pterocarpus erinaceus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: African kino tree
Antonyms: none provided
History
From bar + wood, since it was imported from Africa in bars.
