Guaiacum officinale
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 • Syn: lignum vitae • Hypernyms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree • Member Holonyms: Guaiacum, genus Guaiacum • Substance Meronyms: lignum vitae, guaiac, guaiacum
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