Brazil is named after a tree.
Brazil is the only country named after a tree.
Brazil is so-called after the indigenous brazilwood tree. After Portuguese settlement on the land in 1500, brazilwood trees were harvested for a red-coloured dye which was shipped for use in Europe.
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