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Ligniform
Lignify
Lignin
Ligniperdous
Lignireose
Lignite
Lignitic
Lignitic group
Lignitiferous
Lignoceric
Lignone
lignosae
Lignose
lignum
Lignum rhodium
lignum vitae
-- Lignum-vitae --
Ligroin
Ligsam
Ligula
Ligularia
Ligulate
Ligulate flower
Ligule
Liguliflorous
Ligure
Liguria
Ligurian Sea
Ligustrin
Ligustrum
Ligustrum amurense
Ligustrum ibolium
Ligustrum japonicum
Lignum-vitae
Lig´num-vi´tae
Pronunciation:
lĭg´nŭm vī´tē
n.
1.
(Bot.)
A
tree
(
Guaiacum
officinale
)
found
in
the
warm
latitudes
of
America
,
from
which
the
guaiacum
of
medicine
is
procured
.
Its
wood
is
very
hard
and
heavy
,
and
is
used
for
various
mechanical
purposes
,
as
for
the
wheels
of
ships
'
blocks
,
cogs
,
bearings
,
and
the
like
.
See
Guaiacum
.
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