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log⋅wood

  [lawg-wood, log-]
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–noun
1. the heavy, brownish-red heartwood of a West Indian and Central American tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of the legume family, used in dyeing.
2. the tree itself.
Origin:
1575–85; log 1 + wood 1
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log·wood   (lôg'wŏŏd', lŏg'-)   
n.  

  1. A spiny tropical American tree (Haematoxylon campechianum) in the pea family, having dark heartwood from which a dyestuff is obtained.

  2. The heartwood of this tree.

  3. The purplish-red dye obtained from the heartwood of this tree.

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Main Entry: log·wood
Pronunciation: 'log-"wud, 'läg-
Function: noun
1 a : a Central American and West Indian leguminous tree(Haematoxylon campechianum) b : the very hard brown or brownish red heartwood of logwood
2 : a dye extracted from the heartwood of logwood —see HEMATOXYLIN
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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