caesalpinia sappan

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sapan wood \Sa*pan" wood\ [Malay sapang.] (Bot.)
   A dyewood yielded by {Caesalpinia Sappan}, a thorny
   leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighboring islands.
   It is the original Brazil wood. [Written also {sappan wood}.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
   (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of
       California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See
       {Sequoia}.
   (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus
       santalinus}, {Caesalpinia Sappan}, and several other
       trees.
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   Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides};
         that of some parts of tropical America, several species
         of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of
         {Humirium}.
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