H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Haematoxylon \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon\ (-l[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
   a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
   A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,
   the {Haematoxylon Campechianum} or logwood tree, native in
   Yucatan.
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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
Bloodwood \Blood"wood\, n. (Bot.)
   A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.
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   Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree
         ({Baloghia lucida}), from which the sap is collected
         for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name,
         chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as
         {Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon} of Jamaica, and several
         species of Australian {Eucalyptus}; also the true
         logwood ({ H[ae]matoxylon campechianum}).
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