HyperDic: genus_guaiacum

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Guaiacum:
NOUNplantgenus Guaiacum, Guaiacumsmall genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America
English > genus Guaiacum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America.
SynonymGuaiacum
Member ofZygophyllaceae, family Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper familysmall trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions
Membersbastard lignum vitae, Guaiacum sanctumsmall evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
lignum vitae, Guaiacum officinalesmall evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus guaiacum, guaiacum
Catalangenus guaiacum, guaiacum

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