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Definition of: lignumvitae
(lig′nəm·vī′tē) noun
1. A small tropical American tree (Guaiacum officinale).
2. Its greenish–brown, hard, heavy wood.
3. Any of certain related American trees, as the bastard lignumvitae (G. sanctum). [<NL <L, wood of life]
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