brazil

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Synonyms: frazil, brail, brasil, brazel, bazil, brazi, braziel, brazill

Antonyms: frazil, brail, brasil, brazel, bazil, brazi, braziel, brazill

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A red-orange [[dye]] obtained from brazil wood. {{defdate|14th–17th c.}}
2. The hard, brown wood of a certain species of the tribe {{taxfmt|Caesalpinieae|tribe}}; originally [[sappan]] ({{taxfmt|Biancaea sappan|species}}), of the East Indies, and later [[brazilwood]], {{taxlink|Paubrasilia echinata|species}}. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
3. A [[brazil nut|Brazil nut]].
4. A [[seam]] of [[coal]] containing [[iron pyrites]]

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