HyperDic: guaiacum

English > 3 senses of the word guaiacum / Guaiacum:
NOUNplantguaiacummedicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
plantguaiacum, lignum vitae, guaiachard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
plantGuaiacum, genus Guaiacumsmall genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America
English > guaiacum: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningmedicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree.
Broadernatural resinA plant exudate
Substance oflignum vitae, Guaiacum officinalesmall evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America
Spanishguayacol
Catalanguaiacol
English > guaiacum: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningHard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum.
Synonymslignum vitae, guaiac
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance oflignum vitae, Guaiacum officinalesmall evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America
Spanishguaiacum, guayacán, guayaco
Catalanguaiac
English > Guaiacum: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
Meaningsmall genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America.
Synonymgenus Guaiacum
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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