The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Barwood \Bar"wood`\ (b[aum]r"w[oo^]d`), n.
   A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from
   Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and
   also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Baphia nitida
    n 1: small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood
         yielding a red dye [syn: camwood, African sandalwood,
         Baphia nitida]