dyewood
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈdaɪ.wʊd/ us/ˈdaɪ.wʊd/
染料木
a type of wood from which dye (= colour) for cloth, etc. can be obtained
They filled the ship with fine-grained timber and dyewood. 他们将细纹木材和染料木装了满满一船。
Old Fustic is a dyewood from India and Africa that produces a yellow dye. 黄颜木是一种来自印度和非洲的染料木，能产生一种黄色染料。
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- A dyewood is any of a number of varieties of wood which provide dyes for textiles and other purposes.
- The basin of the Candelaria River, Campeche, Mexico, was at the heart of exploitation of dyewood and chicle in historic times.
- From 1504 onward, French vessels from Brittany, Flanders, and Normandy were active in the dyewood trade.