Guaiacum officinale

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 procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See {Guaiacum}. [1913 Webster]

Note: In New Zealand the {Metrosideros buxifolia} is called lignum-vit[ae], and in Australia a species of {Acacia}. The bastard lignum-vit[ae] is a West Indian tree ({Sarcomphalus laurinus}). [1913 Webster]


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  • Guaiacum officinale — Guaiacum Gua ia*cum, n. [NL., fr. Sp. guayaco, from native name in Haiti.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America. [1913 Webster] 2. The heart wood or the resin of the {Guaiacum officinale} or lignum vit[ae], a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Guaiacum officinale — Taxobox name = Guaiacum officinale status = EN status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Zygophyllales familia = Zygophyllaceae genus = Guaiacum species = G. officinale… …   Wikipedia

  • Guaiacum officinale — vaistinis gvajokas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Keimerūninių šeimos medieninis, dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Guaiacum officinale), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Guaiacum officinale angl. guaiacum; lignum vitae vok.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Guaiacum officinale — noun 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… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Guaiacum Officinale — L. Lignum vitae (E); Guayacan (S); Guayaco (C); . Cultivated in Panama, this is one of the heaviest commercial timbers, and one of the more expensive. An extract and the resin from the wood was formerly used as antivenereal, diuretic, stimulant,… …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

  • Guaiacum officinale L. — Symbol GUOF Common Name lignum vitae Botanical Family Zygophyllaceae …   Scientific plant list

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  • Guaiacum — Gua ia*cum, n. [NL., fr. Sp. guayaco, from native name in Haiti.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America. [1913 Webster] 2. The heart wood or the resin of the {Guaiacum officinale} or lignum vit[ae], a large tree… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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