haematoxylon

British

/ ˌhiːməˈtɒksɪlɒn /

noun

any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin

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Other Word Forms

haematoxylic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of haematoxylon

C19: see _haematoxylin

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