'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]