Definitions for: Haematoxylon


[n] small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees



Webster (1913) Definition: H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood
+ ? wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,
the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.

Synonyms: genus Haematoxylon, genus Haematoxylum, Haematoxylum

See Also: bloodwood tree, Caesalpinioideae, campeachy, Haematoxylum campechianum, logwood, logwood tree, rosid dicot genus, subfamily Caesalpinioideae

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