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logwood

noun /lɔɡwʊd/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 14
Definitions
noun

spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye

noun

very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye

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