bloodwood tree
n 1: deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate
leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a
red juice and heavy strong durable wood [syn: {bloodwood
tree}, {kiaat}, {Pterocarpus angolensis}]
2: spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies
having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow
flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood
used in preparing a black dye [syn: {logwood}, {logwood
tree}, {campeachy}, {bloodwood tree}, {Haematoxylum
campechianum}]