lignum vitæ

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• lignum

  lignum, i, n. [prob. root leg-, v. 2. lĕgo; that which is gathered, i. e. for firewood], wood (firew...

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• lignum

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• lignum

  1), or Lignum-Vitae, n. The name is applied to several trees, as Myrtusacmenioides, F. v. M., calle...

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• Lignum-vitae

  ·noun A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum o...

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