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English noun: lignum vitae | |||
| 1. | lignum vitae (plant) hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum | ||
| Synonyms | guaiac, guaiacum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
| Substance meronym | Guaiacum officinale, lignum vitae | ||
| 2. | lignum vitae (plant) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Guaiacum officinale | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | ||
| Member meronym | genus Guaiacum, Guaiacum | ||
| Substance holonym | guaiac, guaiacum, guaiacum, lignum vitae | ||
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