= pockwood, n.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > guaiacum or lignum vitae (8) pock tree?1533 = pockwood, n. guaiacum1553 A genus of trees and shrubs (N.O. Zygophyllaceæ), native to the West Indies and the warmer parts of America; a tree of this genus, esp. Guaiacum offic… lignum sanctum1553 a name for lignum vitae, n. pockwood tree1590 The wood of the tree Guaiacum officinale, formerly used medicinally, esp. for the treatment of syphilis. Also (more fully pockwood tree): the tree… lignum vitae1597 A tree; = guaiacum, n. 1. Applied also to several other trees having wood of similar properties. wood of life1597 Phrases. In names of certain trees: wood of Jerusalem, a variety of pear; wood of life = lignum vitae, n. 1. holy wood1712 a name of the West Indian Guaiacum sanctum. lignum1899 Short for lignum vitae, n. |
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