logwood

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. Source: opted

2. n. very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye Source: wordnet

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 Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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