Synonyms of bloodwood tree

Noun


1. bloodwood tree, kiaat, Pterocarpus angolensis, tree

usage: deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood

2. logwood, logwood tree, campeachy, bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum, blackwood, blackwood tree

usage: spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye

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