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pernambuco wood

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Noun1.pernambuco wood - tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia - small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
brazilwood - heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
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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Now I play exclusively on my own hardware creation:' A traditional bow is made of a rod of Brazilian pernambuco wood.
 
 
 
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