sapanwood

[ suh-pan-woo d ]
/ səˈpænˌwʊd /

noun

sappanwood.

Words nearby sapanwood

sap, sap bush, sap green, sap orchard, sapajou, sapanwood, sapele, saphar, saphead, sapheaded, saphena

Definition for sapanwood (2 of 2)

sappanwood

or sa·pan·wood

[ suh-pan-woo d ]
/ səˈpænˌwʊd /

noun

a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
the tree itself.

Origin of sappanwood

sappan- < Malay səpang, sapang (spelling sepang) the name of the tree + wood1

Example sentences from the Web for sapanwood

  • The only exports of Philippine produce at this date were cacao, sugar, wax, and sapanwood.

    The Philippine Islands |John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for sapanwood (1 of 2)

sapanwood
/ (ˈsæpənˌwʊd) /

noun

a variant spelling of sappanwood

British Dictionary definitions for sapanwood (2 of 2)

sappanwood

sapanwood

/ (ˈsæpənˌwʊd) /

noun

a small leguminous tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of S Asia producing wood that yields a red dye
the wood of this tree

Word Origin for sappanwood

C16: sapan, via Dutch from Malay sapang