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Logwood
logwood (?) n. (So called from beingimported in logs.) The heartwood of a tree
(Hamatoxylon Campechianum), a native of South America,
It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystalline substance called
hamatoxylin, 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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