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logwood (colorant)


Identification code: 300013609




Alternative term/s

  • brasil
  • campeachy wood

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A blackish blue or blood red natural colorant extracted from the logwood tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies. It was formerly used to make black ink, and is still used to dye textiles black.

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