logwood

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log·wood / ˈlôgˌwoŏd; ˈläg-/ • n. a spiny Caribbean tree (Haematoxylon campechianum) of the pea family, the dark heartwood of which yields hematoxylin and other dyes.

logwood

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logwood See HAEMATOXYLUM.