sappanwood

noun

sap·​pan·​wood

variants or sapanwood

səˈpanˌ⸗,

ˈsaˌpanˌ⸗

or less commonly sappan

plural -s

1

: a red soluble brazilwood obtained from an East Indian tree (Caesalpinia sappan)

2

: a tree that yields sappanwood

Word History

Etymology

sappanwood, sapanwood from Malay sapang + English wood; sappan from Malay sapang

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