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Definition of Guaiacum

1. Noun. Medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree.

2. Noun. Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum.

3. Noun. Small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America.

Definition of Guaiacum

1. n. A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America.

Definition of Guaiacum

1. Noun. Any of a number of species of tree of the genus ''Guaiacum'', native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas. ¹

2. Noun. The wood or resin of this tree. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Guaiacum

1. a medicinal resin [n -S]

Medical Definition of Guaiacum

1. 1. A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America. 2. The heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum offinale or lignum-vitae, a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It is much used in medicine. Alternative forms: guaiac. Origin: NL, fr. Sp. Guayaco, from native name in Hayti. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guaiacum

guadeloupe guage guaguanco guaguancos guaiac guaiac gum guaiac test guaiac wood guaiacin guaiacol

guaiacol glyceryl ether guaiacol phosphate guaiacols guaiacolsulfonate guaiacs guaiacum (current term) guaiacum wood guaiacums guaiacylglycerol beta-O-4-guaiacyl ether dehydrogenase guaiane

guaianolide guaianolides guaiazulene guaifenesin guailo guaiocum guaiocums guaiol guaiphenesin guajira

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