logwood meaning and definition

LOGWOOD noun

Definition of 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
   • synonyms: bloodwood tree, campeachy, Haematoxylum campechianum, logwood tree