Useful english dictionary. 2012.
guaiacum — [gwī′ə kəm] n. [ModL < Sp guayaco < Taino guayacan] 1. any of a genus (Guaiacum) of trees of the caltrop family native to tropical America, with blue or purple flowers and fruit growing in capsules 2. the hard, dense wood of any of these… … English World dictionary
Guaiacum — Taxobox name = Guaiacum image width = 250px image caption = Guiacum officinale regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Zygophyllales familia = Zygophyllaceae genus = Guaiacum genus authority = L. subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
Guaiacum officinale — Taxobox name = Guaiacum officinale status = EN status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Zygophyllales familia = Zygophyllaceae genus = Guaiacum species = G. officinale… … Wikipedia
guaiacum — guai·a·cum g(w)ī ə kəm n 1) cap a genus (family Zygophyllaceae) of tropical American trees and shrubs having pinnate leaves, usu. blue flowers, and capsular fruit 2) any tree or shrub of the genus Guaiacum 3) a resin with a faint balsamic odor… … Medical dictionary
Guaiacum sanctum — Taxobox status = EN | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Zygophyllales familia = Zygophyllaceae genus = Guaiacum species = G. sanctum binomial = Guaiacum sanctum binomial authority = L … Wikipedia
Guaiacum coulteri — Taxobox status = LR/cd regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Zygophyllales familia = Zygophyllaceae genus = Guaiacum species = G. coulteri binomial = Guaiacum coulteri binomial authority = Gray synonyms =… … Wikipedia
guaiacum — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish guayaco, from Taino guayacan Date: 1553 1. any of a genus (Guaiacum) of the caltrop family of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs having pinnate leaves, usually blue flowers, and capsular fruit 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Guaiacum officinale — noun small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin • Syn: ↑lignum vitae • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering… … Useful english dictionary
Guaiacum sanctum — noun small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood • Syn: ↑bastard lignum vitae • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Guaiacum, ↑genus Guaiacum … Useful english dictionary
guaiacum — /gwuy euh keuhm/, n. 1. any of several tropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Guaiacum of the caltrop family; lignum vitae. 2. the hard, heavy wood of such a tree; guaiac. 3. resin obtained from such a tree; guaiac. [1525 35; … Universalium
