Thesaurus: logwood

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1. n. 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.
2. n. very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye
3. n. 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
4. 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.
5. The heartwood of a tree (Hæmatoxylon Campechianum), a native ofSouth America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystallinesubstance called hæmatoxylin, and is used largely in dyeing. Anextract from this wood is used in medicine as an astringent. Alsocalled Campeachy wood, and bloodwood.
6. n:100 n. very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye n. 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