Erythoxylum

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

  Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
     (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of
         California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See
         {Sequoia}.
     (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus
         santalinus}, {Caesalpinia Sappan}, and several other


         trees.
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     Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides};
           that of some parts of tropical America, several species
           of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of
           {Humirium}.
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