A historical term for various tropical woods that produce red-brown dyes, or sometimes a mineral variety; also relates to the dye compounds from brasilwood.
From 'brazil' (the dyewood) plus the suffix '-ite' (used for minerals and sometimes for substances). The word bridges the meaning of the wood itself and the dye products it contains.
Brazilite shows how words can blur between describing a natural material and the chemical compound it contains—it's similar to how 'amber' can mean the fossilized resin OR the color it produces.
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