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log·wood  (lôgwd, lg-)

n.

1. A spiny tropical American tree (Haematoxylon campechianum) in the pea family, having dark heartwood from which a dyestuff is obtained.

2. The heartwood of this tree.

3. The purplish-red dye obtained from the heartwood of this tree.

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logwood [ˈlɒgˌwʊd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a leguminous tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of the Caribbean and Central America

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the heavy reddish-brown wood of this tree, yielding the dye haematoxylin See also haematoxylon

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	logwood - very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye campeachy, Haematoxylum campechianum, logwood tree, bloodwood tree, logwood - 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 wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	logwood - 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 campeachy, Haematoxylum campechianum, logwood tree, bloodwood tree genus Haematoxylon, genus Haematoxylum, Haematoxylon, Haematoxylum - small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees logwood - very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye blackwood tree, blackwood - any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood