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French: Bois d’Inde

English translation: West Indian Bay Tree







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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:Bois d’Inde
English translation:West Indian Bay Tree
Entered by:Andy THEODOROU
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French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
French term or phrase: Bois d’Inde
Plant/tree used in dyeing (eg hair coloring)
Andy THEODOROU
France
West Indian Bay Tree
Explanation:
I think this is an alternative name for the Bay Rum Tree
Selected response from:

liz green
United Kingdom
Note from asker to answerer
From my own researches, starting from the INRA site, I found this term.
Thanks to everyone for their answers.
And according to Wiki, Bay Rum tree is an alternative name
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2Bay rum (pimenta racemosa)Alain Pommet
4Haematoxylon / bloodwood
Anton Konashenok
3West Indian Bay Treeliz green
2Indian wood
dianadevil


  

Answers

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Indian wood

Explanation:
Indian wood

dianadevil
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Bay rum (pimenta racemosa)

Explanation:

See link


    Reference: http://www.hawkesburyhistory.org.au/stubbs/hair.html
Alain Pommet
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Bourth: That's what I found too, but it's a spice, and there's no mention of it being used as a dye, let alone specifically for hair colouring ... 'Spect it makes one nice to eat tho' / "Norwegian wood" next, d'ya reckon?
3 mins
  -> Belated thanks. I think Anton found the right answer though.
agree rousselures: It's used to make hair grow stronger, but to dye it? Who knows...
5 hrs
  -> Thanks rousselures, maybe I could do with trying some.
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Haematoxylon / bloodwood

Explanation:
also known as campeche

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Note added at 43 mins (2007-02-05 22:56:33 GMT)
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http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/usdisp/haematoxylon...

Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
West Indian Bay Tree

Explanation:
I think this is an alternative name for the Bay Rum Tree

liz green
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
From my own researches, starting from the INRA site, I found this term.
Thanks to everyone for their answers.
And according to Wiki, Bay Rum tree is an alternative name
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