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Definition: Haematoxylon Campechianum
Haematoxylon
\H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon\ (-l[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,
the
Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in
Yucatan.
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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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