LOGWOOD


Meaning of LOGWOOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlȯg-ˌwu̇d, ˈläg- ]

noun

Date: 1581

1.

a. : a leguminous tree ( Haematoxylon campechianum ) of Mexico and the West Indies

b. : the very hard brown or brownish-red heartwood of logwood

2. : a dye extracted from the heartwood of logwood — compare hematoxylin

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