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/kən ˈvɛn ʃə nəl /
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guaiac

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  • guaiac  hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum

    guaiac meaning(s)  Add to My List

    • (n) hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
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    Synonym(s)

    lignum vitae

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    • They finally found what they wanted in gum guaiac, made from the sap of the tropical American guaiacum tree.
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  • guaiac wood  heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes
  • guaiacum  medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
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  • guaiacum wood  heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes
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