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barwood

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *h₁weydʰh₁-✻
  2. inherited from *widuz✻
  3. inherited from *widu✻
  4. inherited from wudu
  5. inherited from wode
  6. compounded as barwood — “bar + wood”

Definitions

  1. Red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for various…

    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.

  2. A tree of species Pterocarpus erinaceus.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA