REDUVID
Red"u*vid (rd"*vd), n. Etym: [L. reduvia a hangnail.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any hemipterous insect of the genus Redivius, or family Reduvidæ. They live by sucking the blood of other insects, and some species also attack man.
REDWEED
Red"weed` (rêd"wed`), n. (Bot.)
Defn: The red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas). Dr. Prior.
REDWING
Red"wing` (-wng`), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius phoeniceus) of the family Icteridæ. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird.
REDWITHE
Red"withe` (rd"wth`), n. (Bot.)
Defn: A west Indian climbing shrub (Combretum Jacquini) with slender reddish branchlets.
REDWOOD Red"wood` (-wood`), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See Sequoia. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from Pterocarpus santalinus, Cæsalpinia Sappan, and several other trees.
Note: The redwood of Andaman is Pterocarpus dalbergioides; that of some parts of tropical America, several species of Erythoxylum; that of Brazil, the species of Humirium.