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1. (n.) logwood
the heavy, brownish red heartwood of a West Indian and Central American tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, used in dyeing.
2. logwood
the tree itself.
Etymology: (1575–85)
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1. (noun) logwood
very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye
2. (noun) logwood, logwood tree, campeachy, bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum
spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
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1. (noun) logwood
the heartwood of a tree (Haematoxylon Campechianum), a native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystalline substance called haematoxylin, and is used largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and bloodwood
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