logwood
A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic…A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic importance and growing throughout Central America.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic importance and growing throughout Central America.
кампешевое деревоkampeševoje derevo
(countable, uncountable)Any of various trees of the genus Xylosma in the willow family.
(countable, uncountable)Wood of any of these trees.
- 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
- very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From log + wood.From log + wood.
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Forms
plural: logwoodsSynonyms
4 synonyms- 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:logwood treecampeachybloodwood treeHaematoxylum campechianum
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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