bloodwood
- noun
- /ˈblʌdˌwʊd/
- Australian
:
madera de sangre
- The furniture made from bloodwood has a unique color that enhances any room.
Examples
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The carpenter used bloodwood to create a beautiful, reddish dining table.
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The bloodwood swords are fairly interesting items.
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In Australia, bloodwood trees are often prized for their striking appearance and durable wood.
Synonyms
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A large Australian eucalyptus tree with smooth bark and reddish wood
A tree from Australia with hard, reddish wood used for tools and furniture
A tree or shrub from tropical places, especially Australia, that makes hard heavy red wood
A large Australian tree with hard red wood used for building that grows along rivers
A large tree from New Zealand and nearby areas with red wood used for building
A small African tree with hard red wood that people use to make red dye
A tall New Zealand tree with reddish wood used for furniture
A spiny shrub of Central America and the Caribbean with yellow flowers and hard inner wood for black dye
A small tropical tree whose hard reddish-brown wood makes a black dye
Having a warm reddish-brown color like wood from a cherry tree
Compounds
- South African
A South African tree with red sap, fragrant orange-yellow flowers, and strong, long-lasting wood
A spiny shrub of Central America and the Caribbean with yellow flowers and hard inner wood for black dye
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bloodwood comes from the simple English parts blood and wood, because the tree's wood or sap looks like 'blood' with its deep red color. So bloodwood means a tree known for its red wood.