logwood. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

logwood

SYLLABICATION:	log·wood
PRONUNCIATION:	lôgwd, lg-
NOUN:	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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