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Guaiacum officinale

DEFINITIONS OF: Guaiacum officinale

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n 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
Type of:
angiospermous tree, flowering tree
any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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