genus Haematoxylum

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genus Haematoxylum - small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees genus Haematoxylon, Haematoxylon, Haematoxylum rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae - alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae 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

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