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Meaning Of Lignum-vitae
n.
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.