Definitions for camwood
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1. camwood, African sandalwood, Baphia nitidanoun

   small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye

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1. camwoodnoun

   An African hardwood tree, Baphia nitida, that is a form of sandalwood

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1. camwood

   Baphia nitida, also known as camwood, barwood, and African sandalwood (although not a true sandalwood), is a shrubby, leguminous, hard-wooded tree from central west Africa. It is a small understorey, evergreen tree, often planted in villages, and known as osun in Yoruba. The wood is of a very fine colour, and is used in woodturning for making knife handles and similar articles. The tree's bark and heartwood are commonly used to make a brilliant but non-permanent red dye, which is soluble in alkali. Pterocarpin is a pterocarpan found in B. nitida.Osun (camwood) extract is also used in some soaps and skin treatments, primarily among the Yoruba people of West Africa. The extract of the Camwood can be formed into a soft soap like material that is thought to promote healthy skin.

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1. camwood

   Camwood, also known as African sandalwood, is a hardwood tree native to the central and western regions of Africa. Its scientific name is Baphia nitida. The tree's heartwood is commonly used to make a red dye for various purposes such as cloth dyeing and cosmetic facial marking. It also has traditionally been used for various medicinal purposes. The wood is also utilized in woodworking for making furniture or carving.

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1. Camwoodnoun

   see Barwood

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1. Camwood

   Camwood, also known as African sandalwood, is a shrubby, hard-wooded African tree. Its wood is commonly used to make a red dye. The earliest dye wood was from West Africa. The source of the dye, which is soluble in alkali, is the bark and heart of the tree.Camwood is a red dye-wood imported from tropical West Africa, and obtained from Baphia nifida, a leguminous tree, of the suborder Caesalpinieae. This wood is of a very fine colour, and is used in turnery for making knife handles and other similar articles. The dye obtained from it is brilliant, but not permanent. It is called sometimes Bar-wood, though this name belongs also to another tree. Pterocarpin is a pterocarpan found in B. nitida.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of camwood in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of camwood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=camwood
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Camwood
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camwood
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camwood
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=camwood