释义 |
hae·ma·tox·y·lon \ˌhēməˈtäksəˌlän, ˌhem-\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from hemat- + -xylon; from its red color 1. capitalized : a genus of tropical American bushy and usually thorny trees (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves and small yellow flowers borne in showy axillary racemes — see logwood 2. -s : the wood or dye of logwood |