English noun: Guaiacum officinale | |||
1. | Guaiacum officinale (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 | lignum vitae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Guaiacum, Guaiacum | ||
Substance holonym | guaiac, guaiacum, guaiacum, lignum vitae | ||