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Definition of Guaiacum sanctum

1. Noun. Small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guaiacum Sanctum

Literary usage of Guaiacum sanctum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1900)
""The heart-wood of Guaiacum officinale, Linné, and of Guaiacum sanctum, Linné"—(USP). Nat. ... Guaiacum sanctum differs from the preceding in its leaflets, ..."

2. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"Guaiacum sanctum, L. Leaves 3'-!' long, with 3-t pairs of obliquely oblong or obovate mucronate sub- sessile leaflets, ..."

3. Materia Medica and Pharmacy by Reynold Webb Wilcox, William Hale-White (1905)
"GROUP XL. Zygophyllaceae. Name of Plant. Part Used. Name of Drug. Guaiacum officinale. Resin. Guaiac. Guaiacum sanctum. Resin. Guaiac. ..."

4. Identification of the Economic Woods of the United States: Including a by Samuel James Record (1919)
"The wood of Condalia ferrea has a specific gravity of 1.3; that of Guaiacum sanctum 1.14. From the investigation of 429 American species, as published in ..."

5. Identification of the Economic Woods of the United States: Including a by Samuel James Record (1919)
"The wood of Condalia ferrea has a specific gravity of 1.3; that of Guaiacum sanctum 1.14. From the investigation of 429 American species, as published in ..."

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