guaiacum

Meaning

Noun

Any of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum (genus), native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas.
The wood or resin of this tree.

Related

Similar words

lignum vitae

Origin

New Latin, from Spanish guayacan.

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