/ English Dictionary |
GUAIACUM SANCTUM
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("Guaiacum sanctum" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("Guaiacum sanctum" is a member of...):
genus Guaiacum; Guaiacum (small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America)