bloodwood
- noun
- /ˈblʌdˌwʊd/
- Australian
:
savia de sangre
- After the tree was cut, bloodwood slowly dripped down the trunk, staining the ground red.
Examples
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The artisan used bloodwood to create a natural red dye for the fabric.
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Some traditional medicines include extracts from bloodwood because of its healing properties.
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The bloodwood's sap can be used as a dye.
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The bloodwood resin is known for its medicinal properties.
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The artisan used bloodwood to create a natural red dye for the fabric.
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Some traditional medicines include extracts from bloodwood because of its healing properties.
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After the tree was cut, bloodwood slowly dripped down the trunk, staining the ground red.
Synonyms
A dark red sticky substance from tropical trees used to make a shiny coat for wood and in medicine
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
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Etymology
Bloodwood can also mean the red, sticky sap from some trees, and the name comes from the same parts blood and wood because the sap looks like 'blood'. That's why people have used bloodwood sap as a natural dye or in traditional medicine.