Guaiacum Definition

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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