Logwood Definition & Meaning

logwood
noun
  1. very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye
  2. 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

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