sap·pan·wood (s -p n w d , spn-, -n-)n. 1. A tree (Caesalpina sappan) of tropical Asia, having wood that yields a red dye. 2. The wood of this tree. [Malay sapang + wood.] |
sappanwood, sapanwood [ˈsæpənˌwʊd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small leguminous tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of S Asia producing wood that yields a red dye
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the wood of this tree
[sapan, via Dutch from Malay sapang]
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