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Definition of peach wood in US English:
peach wood
noun
1A red dyewood obtained from certain tropical American trees of the family Caesalpiniaceae (Leguminosae), especially Caesalpinia echinata.
2The wood of the peach, Prunus persica.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Forme Courts of Admiraltie. From peach + wood.
