Barwood

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barwood \Bar"wood`\ (b[aum]r"w[oo^]d`), n.
     A red wood of a leguminous tree ({Baphia nitida}), from
     Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and
     also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
     [1913 Webster]