logwoods

1. very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dyeSynonyms: logwood

2. 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 dyeSynonyms: Haematoxylum campechianum, bloodwood tree, campeachy, logwood, logwood tree