• (n.) A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from Angola and the Gaboon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner`s work.
Bar'wood` (-wod`) noun 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.