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barwood (wood) (hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A reddish hardwood obtained from any of several trees of the genus Pterocarpus native to Sierra Leone and the west coast of Africa. For the wood of the genus Baphia, which is similar in appearance, use "camwood." |
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barwood (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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bar-wood (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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Afrikaans padoekhout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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madera de sándalo rosso (madera) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by origin> (G) |
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................ biological material (G) |
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.................... plant material (G) |
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........................ <wood and wood by product> (G) |
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............................ wood (plant material) (G) |
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................................ <wood by composition or origin> (G) |
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.................................... hardwood (G) |
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........................................ barwood (wood) (G) |
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Dutch ..... Het West- en Centraal-Afrikaans hardhout van de soort Pterocarpus, met diverse toepassingen, onder meer voor het rode tukula-pigment. Gebruik 'sandelhout' voor vergelijkbaar hout van de soort Baphia nitidia, dat ook wordt gebruikt om tukula te maken. |
Spanish ..... Cualquiera de las maderas duras de Africa occidental y central del género Pterocarpus, con diversos usos, incluyendo la obtención del pigmento rojo tukula. Para una madera similar de la especie Baphia nitidia, también utilizada para obtener tukula, use "palo rojo." |
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Related concepts: |
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derived/made from .... |
Pterocarpus (genus) |
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(Fabaceae (family), Fabales (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343856] |
distinguished from .... |
camwood (wood) |
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(hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300262510] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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barwood (wood)............ |
[GCI Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AATA database (2002-) 120867 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Barclay et al., eds., Care and Preservation of Ethnological Materials (1986) 216 |
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Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1986) 133, similar to camwood, contains same dye material, santalin, and used for same purposes - tool handles, machine bearings |
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Dalziel, Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (1948) 233 |
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Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1969) |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) |
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