logwood

[ lawg-wood, log- ]

/ ˈlɔgˌwʊd, ˈlɒg- /

noun

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

Words nearby logwood

logrolling, Logroño, log ship, -logue, logway, logwood, logy, lohan, Lohengrin, loiasis, loid

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for logwood

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

British Dictionary definitions for logwood

logwood

/ (ˈlɒɡˌwʊd) /

noun

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

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	logwood
释义	logwood [ lawg-wood, log- ] / ˈlɔgˌwʊd, ˈlɒg- / noun 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 Words nearby logwood logrolling, Logroño, log ship, -logue, logway, logwood, logy, lohan, Lohengrin, loiasis, loid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for logwood 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 British Dictionary definitions for logwood logwood / (ˈlɒɡˌwʊd) / noun a leguminous tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of the Caribbean and Central America the heavy reddish-brown wood of this tree, yielding the dye haematoxylinSee also haematoxylon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	backside-front backside-to backsight back slang backslap backslapping backslash backslide backsource backspace backspin backsplash backsplice backstab back-stabbing back staff backstage backstairs backstay backstitch backstop backstory back straight backstrap loom back street