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1. (n.) guaiacum
any of several tropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Guaiacum of the caltrop family.
2. guaiacum
the wood of this tree; lignum vitae.
Etymology: (1525–35; < NL < Sp guayaco, guayacán < Taino)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) guaiacum
medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
2. (noun) lignum vitae, guaiac, guaiacum
hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
3. (noun) Guaiacum, genus Guaiacum
small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) guaiacum
a genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America
2. (noun) guaiacum
the heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum offinale or lignum-vitae, a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It is much used in medicine
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. guaiacum
A plant genus of the family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. GUAIAC is obtained from G. officinale or G. sanctum. Some species in this genus are called lignum vitae which is also a common name for other trees.
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