Definition of Logwood. Meaning of Logwood. Synonyms of Logwood

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Definition of Logwood

Logwood
Logwood Log"wood` . [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.

Meaning of Logwood from wikipedia

- bluewood, campeachy tree, campeachy wood, campeche logwood, campeche wood, Jamaica wood, logwood or logwood tree) is a species of flowering tree in the legume...
- natural black 1 or C.I. 75290, is a compound extracted from heartwood of the logwood tree (Haematoxylum campechianum) with a chemical formula of C 16H 14O 6...
- could attack Spanish ships (see English settlement in Belize) and cut logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum) trees. The first British permanent settlement...
- (1783) between Britain and Spain, which gave the British rights to cut logwood between the Hondo and Belize rivers. The Convention of London (1786) expanded...
- Korean, and ксилозма скученная in Russian. In English, it is known as dense logwood, spiny xylosma, and shiny xylosma, the latter of which being the most relevant...
- Haematoxylum brasiletto, or Mexican logwood, is a species of tropical hardwood tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is known in its native Mexico and...
- Xylosma longifolia, generally known as longleaf logwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, endemically distributed throughout...
- Xylosma crenata, the sawtooth logwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It is...
- in the 16th century. One attraction of the area was the availability of logwood, which also brought British settlers. Belize was not formally termed the...
- sovereignty over all of Central America. Their main occupation was cutting logwood, a dyewood in high demand in Europe. The center of their activity and the...