guaiacum : Idioms & Phrases
genus guaiacum
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noun small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America
Guaiacum.
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guaiacum officinale
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noun 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
lignum vitae.
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guaiacum sanctum
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noun small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
bastard lignum vitae.
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guaiacum wood
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noun heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes
guaiac wood.