Lignum Vitae (Noun)
Meaning 1
Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 2
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.