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    CAESALPINIA ECHINATA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetryplay

    Synonyms:

    brazilwood; Caesalpinia echinata; peach-wood; peachwood; pernambuco wood

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Caesalpinia echinata" is a kind of...):

    tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

    Meronyms (substance of "Caesalpinia echinata"):

    brazilwood (heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods)

    Holonyms ("Caesalpinia echinata" is a member of...):

    Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)

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