Assertion: brazilwood | /r/HasProperty | pau-brasil
Facets:
value: in portuguese
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Common names include Brazilwood, Pernambuco tree (Portuguese: Pau-Brasil, Pau de Pernambuco; Tupi Ibirapitanga).
text: In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology "red like an ember", formed from Latin brasa ("ember") and the suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium).
text: Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata) is also known as "Pau-Brasil" or "Pau-de-Pernambuco".
text: new possession was initially called Vera Cruz (“True Cross”), but it was soon renamed Brazil because of the copious amounts of brazilwood (pau-brasil) found there that yielded a valuable red dye.
text: Named after brazilwood (pau-brasil), a tree highly valued by early colonists
text: In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology "red like an ember", formed from brasa ("ember") and the suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium).