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brazils

The correct spelling is brazils.

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noun

Say it like: Bra-zil-s

The correct spelling is brazils. A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood. For example: "I picked up a handful of brazils from the bowl."

Usage Examples

I picked up a handful of brazils from the bowl.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.
  2. 2.The hard, brown wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally the sappan, Biancaea sappan, of the East Indies, and later the brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata.
  3. 3.A Brazil nut.
  4. 4.A seam of coal containing iron pyrites

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