CAESALPINIA ECHINATA

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Meaning:

Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Caesalpinia echinata" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (substance of "Caesalpinia echinata"):

brazilwood (heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods)

Holonyms ("Caesalpinia echinata" is a member of...):

Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)