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(gwī′ə kəm)

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 )

Origin: ModL < Sp guayaco < Taino guayacan

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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.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Spanish guayacán

Origin: , from Taino

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