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logwood

n. அமெரிக்க சாய மரவகை.


Log"wood` n. Etym: [So called from being imported in logs.] Defn: The heartwood of a tree (Hæmatoxylon Campechianum), a native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystalline substance called hæmatoxylin, and is used largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and bloodwood.


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