NOUN | plant | lignum vitae, guaiac, guaiacum | hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum |
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plant | lignum vitae, Guaiacum officinale | small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America |
Meaning | Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum. | |
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Synonyms | guaiac, guaiacum | |
Broader | wood | The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
Substance of | lignum vitae, Guaiacum officinale | small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America |
Spanish | guaiacum, guayacán, guayaco | |
Catalan | guaiac |
Meaning | small 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. | |
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Synonym | Guaiacum officinale | |
Member of | Guaiacum, genus Guaiacum | small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America |
Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
Substances | guaiacum | medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree |
lignum vitae, guaiac, guaiacum | Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum | |
Spanish | guayacán, guayaco | |
Catalan | guaiac, Guaiacum officinale |
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