lignum-vitae
Noun
Meaning
A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlternative names
lignum vitae
Synonyms
guaiacum
guaiac
Guaiacum officinale
guayacan
ant
wood
syn
palo santo
greenheart
Guaiacum sanctum
guaiacwood
bulnesia sarmientoi
guaiacum coulteri
guaiacum guatemalense
argentine lignum vitae
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