lignum vitae

Definitions of lignum vitae

1. noun

   small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin
   synonyms: Guaiacum officinale

   type of:

   angiospermous tree, flowering tree

   any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
2. noun

   hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
   synonyms: guaiac, guaiacum

   type of:

   wood

   the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees