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camwood

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camwood [ˈkæmˌwʊd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a W African leguminous tree, Baphia nitida, whose hard wood was formerly used in making a red dye
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of this tree
[perhaps from Temne]
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Noun1.camwood - small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
African sandalwood, Baphia nitida
Baphia, genus Baphia - small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms


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They parade through their village, their bodies decorated with elaborately prepared dyes, usually made from red camwood (pterocarpus) mixed with palm kernel oil (Fig.
Where Gods and Mortals Meet: continuity and renewal in Urhobo art by Foss, Perkins / African Arts
A man, reddened with camwood to signify his heightened ritual state, represents Boupere (Fig.
Ikayan aru: Ijo vessels of sacrifice by Anderson, Martha G. / African Arts
Ndungu is painted red with clays and camwood "to make it look good"; the drummer and the dancers may also be daubed with red, if the party is really going well (na nza
Ethnographic notes on Kongo musical instruments by MacGaffey, Wyatt / African Arts
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