lignum vitae
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(noun) 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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Synonyms: Guaiacum officinale |
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Related Words: angiospermous tree, flowering tree |
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(noun) hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum |
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Synonyms: guaiac, guaiacum |
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Related Words: wood |
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