Brazilwood

Brazil, named for the brazilwood tree, which is named for Pt. brasa “ember” because the wood has a dark red color. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bama 1L says: 1. Brazil, named for the brazilwood tree, which is named for Pt. brasa “ember” because the wood has a dark red color. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other interesting, unique or rare plants in the region are "guachipelín blanco" Myrospermum frutescens, brazilwood (Haematoxylon brasiletto), "tamarindo de monte" Lysiloma divaricatum, Cedrela odorata and Bombacopsis quinatum. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The choice of coloring materials was as critical here as it was in creating any other kind of color diagram: reference Le Blon recommended the use of a red lake made from cochineal or brazilwood, Prussian blue reference, and yellow berries (stil de grain), but the quality of the coloring materials was as important as their sources. 16 Black was made by combining the three colors and the paper support provided white. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He wrote to the Spanish monarchs in 1493: “It is possible, with the name of the Holy Trinity, to sell all the slaves which it is possible to sell … Here there are so many of these slaves, and also brazilwood, that although they are living things they are as good as gold …” ❋ Unknown (2007)

When we examine the silk patterns, we find, generally speaking, a similar degree of fastness among the various natural dyes, as with wool; in some instances the colors appear even faster, notice, for example, the catechu brown and the colors given by brazilwood and its allies, with iron mordant. ❋ Various (N/A)

It includes a padded gig bag and nice brazilwood mongolian horsehair bow with pearlized insets. ❋ [email protected] (2010)

Five hundred years ago, the Portuguese and other European invaders arrived and made their own settlements, at first to cut and export brazilwood and later to plant sugar cane they brought from their other colonies in Asia. ❋ Beatriz Jass (2009)