n. 洋苏木

[医] 洋苏木

Logwood \Log"wood`\n. [So called from being imported in logs.]
The heartwood of a tree ({H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum}), a
native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing
a crystalline substance called h[ae]matoxylin, and is used
largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in
medicine as an astringent. Also called {Campeachy wood}, and
{bloodwood}.