logwood
noun
log·wood
ˈlȯg-ˌwu̇d 
ˈläg-
1
a
: a small leguminous tree (Haematoxylum campechianum) native to Mexico and Central America that is cultivated in warmer climates especially for the dye extracted from its heartwood
Note: The logwood has become naturalized in many regions (as the West Indies, Africa, and Australia) where it is sometimes considered an invasive species.
b
: the very hard brown or brownish-red heartwood of logwood
2
: a dye extracted from the heartwood of logwood compare hematoxylin
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But despite the family tension, Shyne never gave up on his home nation, a former logwood-trading outpost that won independence and changed its name from British Honduras in 1981.
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Sean Williams, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2022
An exhibit on Easter eggs at the Ukrainian National Museum explains that earlier in history, natural dyes were used, such as red coloring derived from logwood, yellow from apple tree bark and black from old walnut or oak bark.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2022
An example of this metaphor is the 12th House Dress, piece-dyed in striations of madder, indigo, logwood, and marigolds and created in collaboration with Swarovski.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 11 June 2021
By the early 19th century, a newer dye made from logwood and ferrous sulfate made the color cheap to produce.
—Shelley Puhak, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
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Sean Williams, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2022
An exhibit on Easter eggs at the Ukrainian National Museum explains that earlier in history, natural dyes were used, such as red coloring derived from logwood, yellow from apple tree bark and black from old walnut or oak bark.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2022
An example of this metaphor is the 12th House Dress, piece-dyed in striations of madder, indigo, logwood, and marigolds and created in collaboration with Swarovski.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 11 June 2021
By the early 19th century, a newer dye made from logwood and ferrous sulfate made the color cheap to produce.
—Shelley Puhak, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
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logwood
noun
log·wood
ˈlȯg-ˌwu̇d
ˈläg-
: a Central American and West Indian tree of the legume family that has hard brown or brownish red heartwood used in dyeing
also
: the heartwood or a preparation made from it
Medical Definition
logwood
noun
log·wood
ˈlȯg-ˌwu̇d, ˈläg-
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
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