h[ae]matoxylon campechianum

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h[ae]matoxylon campechianum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Haematoxylon \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon\ (-l[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
     a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
     A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,
     the Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in
     Yucatan.
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  Logwood \Log"wood`\n. [So called from being imported in logs.]
     The heartwood of a tree (H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum), a
     native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing
     a crystalline substance called h[ae]matoxylin, and is used
     largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in
     medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and
     bloodwood.
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  Bloodwood \Blood"wood\, n. (Bot.)
     A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.
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     Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree
           (Baloghia lucida), from which the sap is collected
           for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name,
           chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as
           Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon of Jamaica, and several
           species of Australian Eucalyptus; also the true
           logwood ( H[ae]matoxylon campechianum).
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