HyperDic: logwood

English > 2 senses of the word logwood:
NOUNplantlogwoodvery hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree
plantlogwood, logwood tree, campeachy, bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianumspiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
logwood > pronunciation
Soundslaa'gwuh.d
Rhymesadulthood ... wormwood: 60 rhymes with uhd...
English > logwood: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningVery hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye.
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance oflogwood, logwood tree, campeachy, bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianumSpiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
English > logwood: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningSpiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye.
Synonymslogwood tree, campeachy, bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum
Member ofHaematoxylum, genus Haematoxylum, Haematoxylon, genus Haematoxylonsmall genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
Broaderblackwood, blackwood treeAny of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
SubstanceslogwoodVery hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree
Spanishcampeche

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