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单词 logwood
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Definition of logwood in English:

logwood

noun ˈlɒɡwʊd
  • A spiny Caribbean tree of the pea family, the dark heartwood of which yields haematoxylin and other dyes.

    Haematoxylon campechianum, family Leguminosae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The region was a habitat for logwood, a species of small tree found in parts of the southwestern Caribbean that was most commonly used to make a black dye.
    • Some of the early privateers settled in these waterlogged plains, cutting and selling logwood as a means to generating wealth.
    • The early settlers were attracted by the logwood, from which was extracted dyes used by the Lancashire cotton industry.
    • The many disputes and difficulties that arose over the rights of growing and cutting logwood are a matter of history.
    • There was a group of men that went to the logwoods, sawing the trees and loading them onto trucks.
    • On land, they plundered logwood, a tree used to produce a dye used in the woolen industry.
    • Mahogany cutting and removal were dramatically more labor-intensive than logwood.

Rhymes

dogwood
 
 

Definition of logwood in US English:

logwood

noun
  • A spiny Caribbean tree of the pea family, the dark heartwood of which yields hematoxylin and other dyes.

    Haematoxylon campechianum, family Leguminosae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The many disputes and difficulties that arose over the rights of growing and cutting logwood are a matter of history.
    • The early settlers were attracted by the logwood, from which was extracted dyes used by the Lancashire cotton industry.
    • Some of the early privateers settled in these waterlogged plains, cutting and selling logwood as a means to generating wealth.
    • The region was a habitat for logwood, a species of small tree found in parts of the southwestern Caribbean that was most commonly used to make a black dye.
    • Mahogany cutting and removal were dramatically more labor-intensive than logwood.
    • On land, they plundered logwood, a tree used to produce a dye used in the woolen industry.
    • There was a group of men that went to the logwoods, sawing the trees and loading them onto trucks.
 
 
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