camwood
camwood · camwoods
An African hardwood tree, Baphia nitida, that is a form of sandalwoodAn African hardwood tree, Baphia nitida, that is a form of sandalwood.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An African hardwood tree, Baphia nitida, that is a form of sandalwood.
(countable, uncountable)The wood of this tree.
small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
Origin
From Temne k'am + English wood.From Temne k'am + English wood.
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Forms
plural: camwoodsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye:African sandalwoodBaphia nitida
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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