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Guaiacum Definition & Meaning

guaiacum
noun
  1. medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
  2. hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
  3. small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America

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What does guaiacum mean?
medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America
What part of speech is guaiacum?
Guaiacum is a noun.
How many definitions does guaiacum have?
Guaiacum has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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