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Definition: Campeachy wood
Logwood
\Log"wood`\n. [So called from being imported in logs.]
The heartwood of a tree (
H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum), a
native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing
a crystalline substance called h[ae]matoxylin, and is used
largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in
medicine as an astringent. Also called
Campeachy wood, and
bloodwood.
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