Meaning of lignum vitae in English

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  2. Noun
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  1. Noun

    lignum vitae

    Definitions

    1. hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
  2. 2. small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America

    Examples

    • « a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin »

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