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31Belize — Belize …
32British Honduras — British colony 1862–1981 …
33Xylosma — hawaiiense Scientific classification Kingdom: Plan …
34Baymen — The Baymen are the earliest European settlers of the eventual colony of British Honduras, modern day Belize. Settlement The first Baymen settled in the Belize City area in the 1650 s. They were buccaneers and pirates trying to outrun the Spanish… …
35haematoxylin — /himəˈtɒksələn/ (say heemuh toksuhluhn) noun 1. a leguminous plant of a genus Haematoxylon, of which only one species, H. campechianum, the logwood tree, is known. 2. the wood of the logwood. 3. Chemistry a colourless or pale yellow crystalline… …
36Belize — Belizean /beuh lee zee euhn/, adj., n. /beuh leez /, n. 1. Formerly, British Honduras. a parliamentary democracy in N Central America: a former British crown colony; gained independence 1981. 224,663; 8867 sq. mi. (22,966 sq. km). Cap.: Belmopan …
37dye — dyable, dyeable, adj. dyer, n. /duy/, n., v., dyed, dyeing. n. 1. a coloring material or matter. 2. a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc. 3. color or hue, esp. as produced by dyeing. 4. of the… …
38hematoxylin — A crystalline compound, containing the coloring matter of Haematoxylon campechianum (logwood), from which it is obtained by extraction with ether. It is used as a dye in histology, especially for cell nuclei and chromosomes, muscle cross… …
39haematoxylon — hae·ma·tox·y·lon täk sə .län n 1) cap a genus of tropical American bushy and usu. thorny leguminous trees with clusters of small yellow flowers that include the logwood (H. campechianum) 2) the wood or dye of logwood * * * Hae·ma·tox·y·lon… …
40bloodwood tree — noun 1. deciduous South African tree having large odd pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood • Syn: ↑kiaat, ↑Pterocarpus angolensis • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms:… …
