spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
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logwood::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bloodwood tree, campeachy, haematoxylum campechianum, logwood tree |
| Type of | blackwood, blackwood tree |
logwood::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | wood |
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The modern nation of Belize grew from 17th century English logwood logging camps.
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The British had entered the territory as of 1638 to harvest logwood and later mahogany.
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Initially, the focus was upon logwood, which was used in dye manufacture.
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The settlers turned to cutting logwood during the 18th century.
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Logwood extraction then became the main reason for the English settlement for more than a century.
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Their main occupation was cutting logwood, a dyewood for which there was a high demand in Europe.
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The opportunity was taken to resolve long-standing disputes about logwood cutting in Central America.
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Logwood, used to make dye, was Belize's initial main export.
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In its time, logwood was considered a versatile dye, and was widely used on textiles but also for paper.
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- Very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye
- Logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum) is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is native to southern Mexico and northern Central America. It has been and to a lesser extent remains of great economic importance. ...
- The American tree Haematoxylon Campechionum, used in dying. It produces dark shades: blacks, blues, and dark grays.
- Logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum) is a dyewood native to Mexico and Central America which produces a fast black in combination with a ferrous sulfate (copperas) mordant. ...
