'Pterocarpus dalbergioides' definitions:

Definition of 'Pterocarpus dalbergioides'

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]