'Baphia nitida' definitions:

Definition of 'Baphia nitida'

From: WordNet
noun
Small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye [syn: camwood, African sandalwood, Baphia nitida]

Definition of 'Baphia nitida'

From: GCIDE
  • Barwood \Bar"wood`\ (b[aum]r"w[oo^]d`), n. A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work. [1913 Webster]