logwood tree
1.
(
noun
) spiny 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
Synonyms:
Haematoxylum campechianum
,
bloodwood tree
,
campeachy
,
logwood
Related Words:
blackwood
,
blackwood tree
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