Lignum-vitae synonyms

lĭg'nəm vī'tē

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Guaiacum officinale
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
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guaiac
A greenish-brown resin from the wood of two species of guaiacum (Guaiacum sanctum and G. officinale) used as a reagent in tests for blood traces, in varnishes, etc.
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guaiacum
The wood or resin of this tree.
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Lignum-vitae Sentence Examples

  • Every player uses four lignum vitae bowls in single-handed games and (as a rule) in friendly games, but only two in matches.

  • The forests are never made up wholly of palms, but are composed of trees of widely different characters, including many common to the Amazon region, together with others found in Central American forests, such as mahogany and "vera" or lignum vitae (Zygophyllum arboreum).

  • Guaiacum officinale L. Lignum Vitae This species yields lignum vitae wood from which is obtained the medicinal resin guaiacum officinale L. Lignum Vitae This species yields lignum vitae wood from which is obtained the medicinal resin guaiacum.

  • Surfpick uses the exquisite lignum vitae wood to hone fine guitar picks.

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