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 | |