guaiacum
noun
- any of a genus (Guaiacum) of trees of the caltrop family native to tropical America, with blue or purple flowers and fruit growing in capsules
- the hard, dense wood of any of these trees
- guaiac (sense )
See guaiacum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gwīˈə-kəm)
noun- A tree of the genus Guaiacum; a lignum vitae.
- also guai·ac (gwīˈăkˌ)
a. The wood of a guaiacum.
b. A greenish-brown resin obtained from this tree, used medicinally and in varnishes.
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