Wondering how to use Logwood in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as wood or blackwood.
Logwood meaning
- A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic importance and growing throughout Central America.
- Any of various trees of the genus Xylosma in the willow family.
- Wood of any of these trees.
Synonyms of Logwood
Using Logwood
- The main meaning on this page is: A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic importance and growing throughout Central America. | Any of various trees of the genus Xylosma in the willow family. | Wood of any of these trees.
- Useful related words include: wood, logwood tree, campeachy, bloodwood tree.
- In the example corpus, logwood often appears in combinations such as: sam logwood, cut logwood, logwood in.
Context around Logwood
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Logwood
- In this selection, "logwood" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sam, english, cut, settlement, tree and collapsed stand out and add context to how "logwood" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and cut logwood in exchange and by sam logwood and justin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "logwood" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with logwood
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
New Mexico is led in scoring by Sam Logwood at 12.9 points per game. (15 words)
Six Lobos scored in double figures led by Sam Logwood and Justin Simons off the bench with 24 points apiece. (20 words)
The Spanish granted the British settlers the right to occupy the area and cut logwood in exchange for an end to piracy. (22 words)
Also contributing to the increase of Caribbean piracy at this time was Spain's breakup of the English logwood settlement at Campeche and the attractions of a freshly sunken silver fleet off the southern Bahamas in 1715. (37 words)
A popular new dye which arrived in Europe from the New World during the Renaissance was made from the wood of the logwood tree (Haematoxylum campechianum), which grew in Spanish Mexico. (31 words)
Dyes from the New World such as cochineal and logwood were brought to Europe by the Spanish treasure fleets, and the dyestuffs of Europe were carried by colonists to America. (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
New Mexico is led in scoring by Sam Logwood at 12.9 points per game.
Six Lobos scored in double figures led by Sam Logwood and Justin Simons off the bench with 24 points apiece.
Also contributing to the increase of Caribbean piracy at this time was Spain's breakup of the English logwood settlement at Campeche and the attractions of a freshly sunken silver fleet off the southern Bahamas in 1715.
A popular new dye which arrived in Europe from the New World during the Renaissance was made from the wood of the logwood tree (Haematoxylum campechianum), which grew in Spanish Mexico.
Dyes from the New World such as cochineal and logwood were brought to Europe by the Spanish treasure fleets, and the dyestuffs of Europe were carried by colonists to America.
Such was the enthusiasm of the cutters that within a few years the European market was glutted, and the price of logwood collapsed.
The Spanish granted the British settlers the right to occupy the area and cut logwood in exchange for an end to piracy.
Common combinations with logwood
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sam logwood 2×
- cut logwood 2×
- logwood in 2×