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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Campeachy Wood \Cam*peach"y Wood`\ [From the bay of Campeachy, in Mexico.] Logwood. [1913 Webster]