baphia nitida

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baphia nitida - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Barwood \Bar"wood`\ (b[aum]r"w[oo^]d`), n.
     A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from
     Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and
     also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
     [1913 Webster]

baphia nitida - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Baphia nitida
      n 1: small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood
           yielding a red dye [syn: camwood, African sandalwood,
           Baphia nitida]