logwood

log +‎ wood

logwood (countable and uncountable, plural logwoods)

1. A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic importance and growing throughout Central America.

   Synonyms: blackwood, bloodwood tree, bluewood, campeachy tree, campeachy wood, campeche logwood, campeche wood, Jamaica wood; logwood tree

2. Any of various trees of the genus Xylosma in the willow family.
3. The wood of any of these trees.

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