sappanwood
noun
sap·pan·wood
variants or sapanwood or less commonly sappan
səˈpanˌ⸗,
ˈsaˌpanˌ⸗
plural -s
1
: a red soluble brazilwood obtained from an East Indian tree (Caesalpinia sappan)
2
: a tree that yields sappanwood
Word History
Etymology
sappanwood, sapanwood from Malay sapang + English wood; sappan from Malay sapang