Campeachy wood

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Logwood \Log"wood`\n. [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}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Campeachy Wood \Cam*peach"y Wood`\ [From the bay of Campeachy,
   in Mexico.]
   Logwood.
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