barwood

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barwood

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From bar + wood, since it was imported from Africa in bars.

noun barwoods

  1. uncountable Red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for various other purposes such as ramrods, violin bows and handles for woodturning tools.

    Similar: camwood

  2. countable A tree of species Pterocarpus erinaceus.

    Similar: African kino tree

Similar: camwood

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@misc{barwood_2026,
  title = {barwood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barwood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}