guaiacum

Noun

Meaning

A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America.

The heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum offinale or lignum-vitae, a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It is much used in medicine.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

guaiac genus Guaiacum amber shellac agar rosin ambergris mastic balsam pitch resin gum asphalt bitumen lacquer

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Hypernyms

wood rosid dicot genus natural resin

Phrases with the word

guaiacum angustifolium guaiacum coulteri guaiacum guatemalense guaiacum sanctum l. guaiacum sanctum mill. guaiacum unijugum

Close letter words and terms

guaiacolate guaiacolized guaiacolsulfonate guaiacum angustifolium guaiacum coulteri guaiacum guatemalense