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

Words nearby sappanwood

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