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Definition of: haematoxylon
(hē′mə·tok′sə·lon, hem′ə-) noun
1. Any of a genus (Haematoxylon) of tropical American trees, especially the logwood or blood-wood tree (H. campechianum), whose heartwood supplies a purple-red coloring matter.
2. The wood of this tree. [<NL <Gk. haima, -atos blood + xylon wood]
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