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Lignum-vitae
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Lignum-vitae: 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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