Logwood

a tree of the locust family found in many parts of the West Indies and Central America, especially Honduras. It grows from twenty to forty feet in height and has crooked, thorny branches. Its wood is heavy and sinks in water. It is of a red color. When the chips are boiled in water they yield a rich brown dye, much used for coloring cotton and wool. The wood was formerly imported in logs, whence the name. See Locust; Dye