peachwood
- noun
- US
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madera de durazno
- The red dye extracted from peachwood gives the fabric a vibrant shade.
Examples
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The artisan crafted a beautiful cabinet from peachwood, highlighting its rich red hue.
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She stained the peachwood table to bring out its natural color and grain.
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Pump leapt and broke his ankle that day, and Triple E got beaten with the peachwood paddle, and his butt was so sore he waddled like a duck.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
Hard red wood from a tropical tree with a prickly trunk used for cabinets and dye
A tropical tree with heavy red wood that people use to make furniture and red dye
A hard red wood from a Brazilian tree that makers use for violin bows and fine furniture
A tropical tree with a prickly trunk and dense red wood used for dye
A tree from India and Southeast Asia that has hard dark red wood used for furniture and dye
A tree from India with hard fragrant wood and dark red inner wood used for dye
A tree from India with hard, fragrant wood used for furniture and red dye
Hard red wood that people use for furniture and cabinets
Strong red wood from a tree used to make fine furniture and boxes
A tropical tree with hard reddish wood used to make dyes and violin bows
A small African bush with hard red wood that people use to make dye
A small African tree with hard red wood that people use to make red dye
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Etymology
Peachwood combines peach and wood, meaning the wood from a tropical tree called 'peach' because the tree's timber has a deep red color and can produce a red dye. So, peachwood is easy to remember as a strong, red wood used for cabinets and dye.
