Lignum-vitae Synonyms

lĭgnəm vītē
Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. guaiac
  2. guaiacum
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Guaiacum officinale

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.