guaiacum

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The lignum vitae tree, of genus Guaiacum
The wood or resin of this tree
{n} a tropical tree and its gum
It is much used in medicine
The heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum officinale or lignum-vitæ, a large tree of the West Indies and Central America
small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America
{i} type of tropical American tree or bush from the caltrop family
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