logwood

/lawg-wood, log-/US // ˈlɔgˌwʊd, ˈlɒg- //UK // (ˈlɒɡˌwʊd) //

原木林,原木,原木木料,原木色

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the heavy, brownish-red heartwood of a West Indian and Central American tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of the legume family, used in dyeing.
- : the tree itself.

It had a monopoly of the Yucatan trade and enjoyed large profits from its logwood exports, both of which have been largely lost.
The name of the state is derived from its principal forest product, palo de campeche (logwood).
Logwood dyes lilac, or pink; to turn red hackles brown, boil them in copperas.
A number of logwood cutters and other settlers, as well as some merchants and traders, had already arrived there.
Add a few drops of the logwood extract, and if alum is present a bluish-red color will appear.