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guaiacum

guaia·cum

UK/ˈɡwaɪəkəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree

2.

hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum

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3.

small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America

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From New Latin, from Spanish guayacán.

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