sappanwood

American  

[suh-pan-wood] / səˈpænˌwʊd /

Or sapanwood

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.

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sappanwood British  

/ ˈsæpənˌwʊd /

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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Etymology

Origin of sappanwood

sappan- < Malay səpang, sapang (spelling sepang ) the name of the tree + wood ¹

Example Sentences

There is now no indigo made or exported at Quilon, but there is still some feeble export of sappanwood, ginger, and pepper.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry