logwood

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: log=wood

CIDE DICTIONARY

logwood, n. [So called from being imported in logs.].

 The heartwood of a tree (Hæmatoxylon Campechianum), a native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystalline substance called hæmatoxylin, and is used largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and bloodwood.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

logwood, n.
1 a W. Indian tree, Haematoxylon campechianum.
2 the wood of this, producing a substance used in dyeing.