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    lignum vitae

    lignum vitae - Dictionary definition and meaning for word lignum vitae

    Definition
    (noun) hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
    Synonyms : guaiac , guaiacum
    Definition
    (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
    Synonyms : guaiacum officinale
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