Lŏg'wōod, n.

n. [So called from being imported in logs.] The heart-wood of a tree (Hæmatoxylon Campeachianum), a native of South America. It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystalline yellow substance called hæmatoxyline, used largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in medicine as an astringent. It is also called Campeachy wood.