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
Words nearby sappanwood
saporific,
saporous,
sapota,
sapotaceous,
sapote,
sappanwood,
sapper,
sapphic,
sapphic ode,
sapphira,
sapphire
British Dictionary definitions for sappanwood
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