"Logwood" is a word in ENGLISH
The heartwood of a tree (Haematoxylon Campechianum), a
native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing a
crystalline substance called haematoxylin, 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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