'Caesalpinia Sappan' definitions:
Definition of 'Caesalpinia Sappan'
From: GCIDE
- Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See Sequoia. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus}, Caesalpinia Sappan, and several other trees. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The redwood of Andaman is Pterocarpus dalbergioides; that of some parts of tropical America, several species of Erythoxylum; that of Brazil, the species of Humirium. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Caesalpinia Sappan'
From: GCIDE
- Sapan wood \Sa*pan" wood\ [Malay sapang.] (Bot.) A dyewood yielded by Caesalpinia Sappan, a thorny leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighboring islands. It is the original Brazil wood. [Written also sappan wood.] [1913 Webster]