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guaiacum definition

guaia·cum (gwī′ə kəm)

noun

  1. 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
  2. the hard, dense wood of any of these trees
  3. guaiac (sense )

Etymology: ModL < Sp guayaco < Taino guayacan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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