bloodwood

[ bluhd-wood ]

/ ˈblʌdˌwʊd /

noun

any of several Australian trees of the genus Eucalyptus, as E. gummifera or E. ptychocarpa, having rough, scaly bark.

an African tree, Pterocarpus angolensis, having reddish wood.

the wood of any of these trees.

Origin of bloodwood

1715–25; blood + wood¹; so called from the color of the sap or wood

Words nearby bloodwood

blood typing, blood urea nitrogen, blood vessel, blood vessels, blood volume, bloodwood, blood work, bloodworm, bloodwort, bloody, Bloody Caesar

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Example sentences from the Web for bloodwood

Amongst these I observed broad-leaved ironbark and broad-leaved box, bloodwood, currajong, and bottle-trees.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria|William Landsborough
The range was of red soil, timbered with bloodwood, and stringy-bark.
The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine|Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine
First we hunted the neighbouring hills without success, and then crossed on to the bloodwood flat which had appeared like a creek.
Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie
Occasional clumps of mulga break the even line of the horizon, and, in the valleys, thickets or belts of bloodwood are seen.
Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie

Some patches of stiffer soil were covered with box or with straggling apple-gum and bloodwood.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt

British Dictionary definitions for bloodwood

bloodwood

/ (ˈblʌdˌwʊd) /

noun

any of several species of Australian eucalyptus that exude a red sap

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单词	bloodwood
释义	bloodwood [ bluhd-wood ] / ˈblʌdˌwʊd / noun any of several Australian trees of the genus Eucalyptus, as E. gummifera or E. ptychocarpa, having rough, scaly bark. an African tree, Pterocarpus angolensis, having reddish wood. the wood of any of these trees. Origin of bloodwood 1715–25; blood + wood¹; so called from the color of the sap or wood Words nearby bloodwood blood typing, blood urea nitrogen, blood vessel, blood vessels, blood volume, bloodwood, blood work, bloodworm, bloodwort, bloody, Bloody Caesar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bloodwood Amongst these I observed broad-leaved ironbark and broad-leaved box, bloodwood, currajong, and bottle-trees. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria\|William Landsborough The range was of red soil, timbered with bloodwood, and stringy-bark. The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine\|Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine First we hunted the neighbouring hills without success, and then crossed on to the bloodwood flat which had appeared like a creek. Spinifex and Sand\|David W Carnegie Occasional clumps of mulga break the even line of the horizon, and, in the valleys, thickets or belts of bloodwood are seen. Spinifex and Sand\|David W Carnegie Some patches of stiffer soil were covered with box or with straggling apple-gum and bloodwood. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia\|Ludwig Leichhardt British Dictionary definitions for bloodwood bloodwood / (ˈblʌdˌwʊd) / noun any of several species of Australian eucalyptus that exude a red sap Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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