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Lignum-vitae

Lignum-vitae Meaning & Definition
Lignum-vitae Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lignum-vitae?

[n] 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
[n] hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lignum-vitae: Guaiacum officinale

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See Also | angiospermous tree | flowering tree | genus Guaiacum | guaiac | Guaiacum | lignum vitae | wood

Lignum-vitae In Webster's Dictionary

\Lig"num-vi"tae\ (-v[imac]"t[=e]), n. [L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae], life.] (Bot.) A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See {Guaiacum}. Note: In New Zealand the {Metrosideros buxifolia} is called lignum-vit[ae], and in Australia a species of {Acacia}. The bastard lignum-vit[ae] is a West Indian tree ({Sarcomphalus laurinus}).

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