“lignum”

The following 3 entries include the term lignum.

lignum vitae

noun

: the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums

bastard lignum vitae

noun

: a tropical American tree (Guaiacum sanctum) yielding a wood similar to the lignum vitae

lignum aloes

noun plural but usually singular in construction

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