HyperDic: lignum_vitae

English > 2 senses of the expression lignum vitae:
NOUNplantlignum vitae, guaiac, guaiacumhard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
plantlignum vitae, Guaiacum officinalesmall evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America
English > lignum vitae: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningHard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum.
Synonymsguaiac, guaiacum
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 > lignum vitae: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningsmall evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin.
SynonymGuaiacum officinale
Member ofGuaiacum, genus Guaiacumsmall genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America
Broaderangiospermous tree, flowering treeAny tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Substancesguaiacummedicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
lignum vitae, guaiac, guaiacumHard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
Spanishguayacán, guayaco
Catalanguaiac, Guaiacum officinale

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