logwood

[ lawg-wood, log- ]

noun
  1. the heavy, brownish-red heartwood of a West Indian and Central American tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of the legume family, used in dyeing.

  2. the tree itself.

Origin of logwood

1
First recorded in 1575–85; log1 + wood1

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British Dictionary definitions for logwood

logwood

/ (ˈlɒɡˌwʊd) /


noun
  1. a leguminous tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of the Caribbean and Central America

  2. the heavy reddish-brown wood of this tree, yielding the dye haematoxylin: See also haematoxylon

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