logwood

[ lawg-woo d, log- ]

/ ˈlɔgˌwʊd, ˈlɒg- /

the heavy, brownish-red heartwood of a West Indian and Central American tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of the legume family, used in dyeing.

the tree itself.

Origin of logwood

First recorded in 1575–85; log¹ + wood¹

logperch, logroll, logrolling, logroño, logway, logwood, logy, lohan, lohengrin, loiasis, loid

Logwood dyes lilac, or pink; to turn red hackles brown, boil them in copperas.

The Teesdale Angler |R Lakeland
It had a monopoly of the Yucatan trade and enjoyed large profits from its logwood exports, both of which have been largely lost.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 |Various
If both paper and solution become brownish red, we have logwood plus fustic.

The Manufacture of Paper |Robert Walter Sindall
When a ship arrived at One Bush Key the logwood cutters went aboard her for rum and sugar.

On the Spanish Main |John Masefield

The constable had to go back to Logwood without his prisoner, and he evidently feared the anger of Rufus Blent.

Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island |Alice Emerson

logwood

/ (ˈlɒɡˌwʊd) /

a leguminous tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of the Caribbean and Central America

the heavy reddish-brown wood of this tree, yielding the dye haematoxylin See also haematoxylon