English Explanatory Dictionary

bloodwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various trees having red wood:
  2. Certain eucalypts
  3. woody-fruited bloodwood, genus Corymbia (formerly Eucalyptus subg. Corymbia)
  4. paper-fruited bloodwood, Corymbia subg. Blakella (formerly Eucalyptus subg. Blakella)
  5. A loblolly bay (tree) (Gordonia haematoxylon).
  6. satine (Brosimum paraense), a tree found in Central and South America.
  7. Any of several trees from the genus Pterocarpus, of the African and Asian tropics.
  8. logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum), a tree native to southern Mexico.
  9. Wood of such trees.

Pronunciation

/ˈblʌdwʊd/ EN-AU ck1 bloodwood.ogg

Word forms

bloodwood bloodwoods

Etymology

From blood + wood.

Synonyms

blackwood, bloodwood tree, bluewood, campeachy tree, campeachy wood, campeche logwood, campeche wood, Jamaica wood, logwood tree

Derived words

silver-leaved bloodwood round-leaved bloodwood

Translations

Pitjantjatjara: tjuta
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