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camwood

n. a hard red wood from a tree Pterocarpus soyauxii, native to W. Africa.
Etymology: perh. f. Temne

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noun

small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye

• Syn: ↑African sandalwood, ↑Baphia nitida

• Hypernyms: ↑tree

• Member Holonyms: ↑Baphia, ↑genus Baphia

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\\ˈkamˌwu̇d\ noun (-s)

Etymology: Temne k'am camwood + English wood

1. : the hard red wood of an African tree (Baphia nitida) used as a dyewood

2. : barwood

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camwood /kamˈwŭd/

noun

The wood of a W African tree (Baphia nitida) used in making a red dye

ORIGIN: Perh from Afr name kambi

Useful english dictionary. 2012.