any wood, such as brazil, from which dyes and pigments can be obtained
dyewood in American English
(ˈdaɪˌwʊd)
noun
any wood yielding a dye
dyewood in American English
(ˈdaiˌwud)
noun
any wood yielding a coloring matter used for dyeing
Word origin
[1690–1700; dye + wood1]This word is first recorded in the period 1690–1700. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: additive, manta, migrate, momentum, smash