lignum_vitae
1. [ noun ] hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
Synonyms: guaiacum guaiac
Related terms: wood
2. [ noun ] (botany) 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
Synonyms: Guaiacum_officinale
Related terms: angiospermous_tree Guaiacum guaiacum