Sappanwood
noun
1.
a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
2.
the tree itself.
noun
1.
a small leguminous tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of S Asia producing wood that yields a red dye
2.
the wood of this tree
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