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• n  tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry

• As connoisseurs of their local dish, Beijingers love to debate the merits of convection roasters over peach-wood ovens, or to quibble over sauce recipes.

• brazilwood
• peachwood
• pernambuco wood
• Caesalpinia echinata