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barwood

barwood 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.

Noun

barwood (countable and uncountable, plural barwoods)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
    Synonyms:
    camwood
  2. (countable) A tree of species Pterocarpus erinaceus.
    Synonyms:
    African kino tree

Synonyms of barwood

Forms of barwood

pluralbarwoods

Origin of barwood

From bar + wood, since it was imported from Africa in bars.

Questions about barwood

What does barwood mean?
Barwood means 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.
What part of speech is barwood?
Barwood is a noun.
What is the plural of barwood?
The plural of barwood is barwoods.

Words near barwood in the dictionary

  1. barwoman
  2. barwomen
  3. Barwon
  4. Barwon Downs
  5. Barwon Heads
  6. barwood
  7. barwoods
  8. barworker
  9. barworkers
  10. bary-
  11. Baryakin

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