lignum vitae

Noun	1.	lignum vitae - hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum Synonyms: guaiac, guaiacum
	2.	lignum vitae - 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

guaiac, guaiacum, Guaiacum officinale, wood