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pau-brasil

pau-brasil noun: brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata.

Noun

pau-brasil (uncountable)

  1. brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata.

Origin of pau-brasil

Borrowed from Portuguese pau-brasil.

Questions about pau-brasil

What does pau-brasil mean?
Pau-brasil means brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata.
What part of speech is pau-brasil?
Pau-brasil is a noun.

Words near pau-brasil in the dictionary

  1. patée
  2. patés
  3. pau
  4. pau d'arco
  5. pau hana
  6. pau-brasil
  7. paua
  8. pauas
  9. paubha
  10. paubhas
  11. paucal

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