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BASTARD LIGNUM VITAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
Synonyms:
bastard lignum vitae; Guaiacum sanctum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bastard lignum vitae" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("bastard lignum vitae" is a member of...):
genus Guaiacum; Guaiacum (small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America)