Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Bois d’Inde
English translation:
West Indian Bay Tree
Added to glossary by
Andreas THEODOROU
Feb 5, 2007 22:13
17 yrs ago
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French term
Spain
Translator/writer (medical/pharma specn)
Native in: English
Works in: Greek to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Bois d’Inde
French to English
Science
Botany
Plant/tree used in dyeing (eg hair coloring)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | West Indian Bay Tree |
liz green (X)
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| 3 +2 | Bay rum (pimenta racemosa) |
Alain Pommet
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| 4 | Haematoxylon / bloodwood |
Anton Konashenok
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| 2 | Indian wood |
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
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Proposed translations
10 hrs
Selected
West Indian Bay Tree
I think this is an alternative name for the Bay Rum Tree
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "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 mins
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Native in French
The right word at the right time!
Native in: Italian (Variants: Standard-Italy, Milanese) 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Indian wood
Indian wood
+2
15 mins
Bay rum (pimenta racemosa)
See link
Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: 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
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Belated thanks. I think Anton found the right answer though.
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Raymonde Gagnier
: It's used to make hair grow stronger, but to dye it? Who knows...
5 hrs
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Thanks rousselures, maybe I could do with trying some.
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41 mins
Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in English
Czech Republic
Competing on quality, not on price
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: French to English, Czech to English, Danish to English, and 10 more.
Haematoxylon / bloodwood
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...
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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...
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