Haematoxylon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Haematoxylon
       n : small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
           [syn: {Haematoxylum}, {genus Haematoxylum}, {genus
           Haematoxylon}]