Definition of lignum vitae Lignum vitae
lig•num vi•tae
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What does lignum vitae mean?
WordNet
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| lignum vitae - 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 | ||
| Guaiacum officinale | ||
| angiospermous tree, flowering tree any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary | ||
| genus guaiacum, guaiacum small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America | ||
| guaiac, lignum vitae, 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 | ||
| lignum vitae - hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum | ||
| guaiac, guaiacum | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lignum vitae (Noun)
The guaiacum tree. - lignum vitae (Noun)
The wood or resin from such a tree.
