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Small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
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haematoxylon
Word definitions for haematoxylon in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Haematoxylon \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon\ (-l[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.
Usage examples of haematoxylon.
With Haematoxylon Campechianum (Tribe 13) the leaflets move forwards at night, so that their midribs stand parallel to the petiole, and their now vertical lower surfaces are turned outwards (Fig.