ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Barwood

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Barwood is a noun meaning (countable) A tree of species Pterocarpus erinaceus.

Meaning

(countable) A tree of species Pterocarpus erinaceus.

More Meanings

  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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for barwood

Depending on context, synonyms include camwood.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bulletwood, buttonwood, camwood, bloodwood, letterwood, ironwood.

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