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Definition: Sarcomphalus laurinus
Lignum-vitae
\Lig“num-vi”tae\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m v[imac]"t[=e]), n.
[L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae],
life.] (Bot.)
A tree (
Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of
America, from which the
guaiacum of medicine is procured.
Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various
mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks,
cogs, bearings, and the like. See
Guaiacum.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In New Zealand the
Metrosideros buxifolia is called
lignum-vit[ae], and in Australia a species of
Acacia.
The bastard lignum-vit[ae] is a West Indian tree
(
Sarcomphalus laurinus).
[1913 Webster]