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Definitions

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. a deciduous South African tree (Pterocarpus angolensis) having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; it yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood

Examples

  • “Tentatively he traced a vertical stroke in the kiaat tabletop.”

    Fictionaut: Watershed

  • “Later, we purchased some kiaat wood, a local red hardwood, and built a bar for the kitchen, a desk, bookshelves, and shelves for our clothing, all constructed with just a hand planer and hand drill.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Elephant's Secret Sense

  • “An elevator and a staircase made of kiaat, a local wood, connect the three levels.”

    NYT > Home Page

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  1. bloodwood tree

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  1. tree

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