lignum vitae

lig·num·vi·tae

uncommon

noun

1.

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

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2.

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

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Grammar

noun
singular	lignum vitae
plural	lignum vitaes

Nearby words

lignified lignin lignite lignosae lignum Ligularia ligule Liguria Ligurian Sea Ligustrum

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