bastard lignum vitae

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• bastard lignum vitae — noun small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood • Syn: ↑Guaiacum sanctum • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Guaiacum, ↑genus Guaiacum …   Useful english dictionary

• Lignum-vitae — Lig num vi tae (l[i^]g n[u^]m v[imac] t[=e]), n. [L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae], life.] (Bot.) A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is procured. Its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• angiospermous tree — noun any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary • Syn: ↑flowering tree • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑ilang ilang, ↑ylang ylang, ↑Cananga odorata, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• flowering tree — noun any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary • Syn: ↑angiospermous tree • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑ilang ilang, ↑ylang ylang, ↑Cananga odorata, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• genus Guaiacum — noun small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America • Syn: ↑Guaiacum • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygophyllaceae, ↑family Zygophyllaceae, ↑bean caper family …   Useful english dictionary

• Guaiacum sanctum — noun small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood • Syn: ↑bastard lignum vitae • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Guaiacum, ↑genus Guaiacum …   Useful english dictionary

• guaiacum — Lignum vitae Lig num vi tae (l[i^]g n[u^]m v[imac] t[=e]), n. [L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae], life.] (Bot.) A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Guaiacum officinale — Lignum vitae Lig num vi tae (l[i^]g n[u^]m v[imac] t[=e]), n. [L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae], life.] (Bot.) A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Metrosideros buxifolia — Lignum vitae Lig num vi tae (l[i^]g n[u^]m v[imac] t[=e]), n. [L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae], life.] (Bot.) A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sarcomphalus laurinus — Lignum vitae Lig num vi tae (l[i^]g n[u^]m v[imac] t[=e]), n. [L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae], life.] (Bot.) A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English