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Noun: pernambuco wood
  1. Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
    - brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, Caesalpinia echinata

Derived forms: pernambuco woods

Type of: tree

Part of: Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia

Encyclopedia: Pernambuco wood