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Definition of Logwood
1. Noun. Very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye.
Generic synonyms: Wood
2. Noun. 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.
Group relationships: Genus Haematoxylon, Genus Haematoxylum, Haematoxylon, Haematoxylum
Generic synonyms: Blackwood, Blackwood Tree
Definition of Logwood
1. n. The heartwood of a tree (Hæmatoxylon Campechianum), a native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystalline substance called hæmatoxylin, and is used largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and bloodwood.
Definition of Logwood
1. a tropical tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Logwood
1. 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. Origin: So called from being imported in logs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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