"dyewood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dyewoods [plural]
Etymology: From dye + wood. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dye|wood}} dye + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dyewood (countable and uncountable, plural dyewoods)
  1. Any wood from which colouring matter is extracted for dyeing. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pigments Categories (lifeform): Woods Synonyms: dye-wood

Inflected forms

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