haematoxylon

/ ˌhiːmətɒkˈsɪlɪk; ˌhiːməˈtɒksɪlɒn /

noun

1. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin

Derived Forms

• haematoxylic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of haematoxylon¹

C19: see haematoxylin

Example Sentences

Logwood is the heart-wood of Haematoxylon campechianum, a tree growing in Central America.

From Project Gutenberg

We find that the passages are often putty-colored in disorders of the liver, frequently bloody or tarry in appearance in bleeding within the bowel, and liable to be black after taking bismuth, charcoal, or iron, and red after krameria, kino, or haematoxylon.

From Project Gutenberg

Haematoxylon Campechianum: A, branch during daytime; B, branch with leaves asleep, reduced to two-thirds of natural scale.

From Project Gutenberg