Meanings
- uncountableWood of Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
Origin
From block + wood, because transported in blocks or logs; compare logwood.
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blockwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockwood
“blockwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockwood. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blockwood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockwood.
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