lignum vitaen.

Brit.

/ˌlɪɡnəm ˈvʌɪtiː/,

/ˌlɪɡnəm ˈviːtʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌlɪɡnəm ˈvaɪdi/,

/ˌlɪɡnəm ˈviˌtaɪ/

Etymology: Latin = wood of life.

1. A tree; = guaiacum n. 1. Applied also to several other trees having wood of similar properties.

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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

pock tree?1533

guaiacum1553

lignum sanctum1553

pockwood tree1590

lignum vitae1597

wood of life1597

holy wood1712

lignum1899

1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1309 Italian Lignum vitæ, or woode of Life, groweth to a faire and beautifull tree.

1655 I. S. Brief Jrnl. Eng. Army W.-Indies 18 Of..Mastick and Lignum vitæ trees there are good plenty.

1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 326 The Trees I observ'd here, were Lignum Vitæ, Birch..and many more.

1792 M. Riddell Voy. Madeira 90 The guiacum, or lignum vitae, is found here. The bark is white and gummy, the leaves winged, the blossoms of a beautiful violet colour, and the berries are used as bitters.

1866 Morning Star 17 Mar. The lignum vitæ is putting forth its blossoms.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Lignum vitæ of New South Wales, Acacia falcata. Lignum vitæ of New Zealand, Metrosideros buxifolia. Bastard lignum vitæ, Badiera diversifolia.

2. The wood of this tree; = guaiacum n. 2.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of West Indies and Central America

guaiacum1533

guaiac1558

lignum vitae1594

sweetwood1607

green ebony1665

princewoodc1665

alligator wood1696

pimento wood1712

greenheart1719

mahoea1726

galimeta-wood1756

determa1769

bullet-wood1843

cocobolo1849

lancewood1858

silver-balli1858

yari-yari1858

Honduras rosewood1860

sabicu1866

amarant1909

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. xii. f. 261^v Wood of Brasill, wood of Guaicum, called Lignum vitæ.

1660 S. Pepys Diary 21 Nov. (1970) I. 298 This morning my Cosen Tho. Pepys the Turner sent me a Cupp of Lignum vitæ for a token.

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. iv. 70 If it be very hard wood you are to Plain upon, as Box, Ebony, Lignum Vitæ, &c.

1817 J. Adams Let. 5 June in Wks. (1856) X. 263 Mr. Adams was born and tempered a wedge of steel to split the knot of lignum vitæ, which tied North America to Great Britain.

1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. iii. 85 My toy-bricks of lignum vitæ had been constant companions.

3. The resin obtained from this tree; = guaiacum n. 3.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > gums and viscid products > [noun] > gum resins

guttaa1398

mastica1398

olibanuma1398

opopanaxa1400

serapinec1400

olibanc1440

tragacanth1558

gum tragacanth1562

tacamahac1577

seraphium1582

bdellium1585

sagapenum1597

liquidambar1598

lignum vitae1611

gamboge1615

sagapen1712

stacte1715

angico1821

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > plant resin > [noun] > other plant resins

aloesOE

elemi1543

agila1555

copal1577

lycium1597

aloe wood1599

lignum vitae1611

caraña1616

sticklac1659

guaiacum1663

copaiba1712

copahu1736

hackiac1790

guaiac1811

agar1813

ulmin1817

acouchi1818

helleborin1840

piney resin1851

gurjun1858

icican1865

sumbul balsam1868

amyrin1876

jojoba oil1975

jojoba1989

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gayac, Gwacum, Lignum vitæ, Pockewood.

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Guaiacum, a wood called by some Lignum vitae. It is much vsed in physicke against the French disease.

1686 S. Sewall Diary 2 Jan. (1973) I. 91 Discoursed with Ralf Carter about Lignum Vitae.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	lignum vitae
释义	lignum vitaen. Brit. /ˌlɪɡnəm ˈvʌɪtiː/, /ˌlɪɡnəm ˈviːtʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌlɪɡnəm ˈvaɪdi/, /ˌlɪɡnəm ˈviˌtaɪ/ Etymology: Latin = wood of life. 1. A tree; = guaiacum n. 1. Applied also to several other trees having wood of similar properties. ΘΚΠ 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 pock tree?1533 guaiacum1553 lignum sanctum1553 pockwood tree1590 lignum vitae1597 wood of life1597 holy wood1712 lignum1899 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1309 Italian Lignum vitæ, or woode of Life, groweth to a faire and beautifull tree. 1655 I. S. Brief Jrnl. Eng. Army W.-Indies 18 Of..Mastick and Lignum vitæ trees there are good plenty. 1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 326 The Trees I observ'd here, were Lignum Vitæ, Birch..and many more. 1792 M. Riddell Voy. Madeira 90 The guiacum, or lignum vitae, is found here. The bark is white and gummy, the leaves winged, the blossoms of a beautiful violet colour, and the berries are used as bitters. 1866 Morning Star 17 Mar. The lignum vitæ is putting forth its blossoms. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Lignum vitæ of New South Wales, Acacia falcata. Lignum vitæ of New Zealand, Metrosideros buxifolia. Bastard lignum vitæ, Badiera diversifolia. 2. The wood of this tree; = guaiacum n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of West Indies and Central America guaiacum1533 guaiac1558 lignum vitae1594 sweetwood1607 green ebony1665 princewoodc1665 alligator wood1696 pimento wood1712 greenheart1719 mahoea1726 galimeta-wood1756 determa1769 bullet-wood1843 cocobolo1849 lancewood1858 silver-balli1858 yari-yari1858 Honduras rosewood1860 sabicu1866 amarant1909 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. xii. f. 261^v Wood of Brasill, wood of Guaicum, called Lignum vitæ. 1660 S. Pepys Diary 21 Nov. (1970) I. 298 This morning my Cosen Tho. Pepys the Turner sent me a Cupp of Lignum vitæ for a token. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. iv. 70 If it be very hard wood you are to Plain upon, as Box, Ebony, Lignum Vitæ, &c. 1817 J. Adams Let. 5 June in Wks. (1856) X. 263 Mr. Adams was born and tempered a wedge of steel to split the knot of lignum vitæ, which tied North America to Great Britain. 1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. iii. 85 My toy-bricks of lignum vitæ had been constant companions. 3. The resin obtained from this tree; = guaiacum n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > gums and viscid products > [noun] > gum resins guttaa1398 mastica1398 olibanuma1398 opopanaxa1400 serapinec1400 olibanc1440 tragacanth1558 gum tragacanth1562 tacamahac1577 seraphium1582 bdellium1585 sagapenum1597 liquidambar1598 lignum vitae1611 gamboge1615 sagapen1712 stacte1715 angico1821 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > plant resin > [noun] > other plant resins aloesOE elemi1543 agila1555 copal1577 lycium1597 aloe wood1599 lignum vitae1611 caraña1616 sticklac1659 guaiacum1663 copaiba1712 copahu1736 hackiac1790 guaiac1811 agar1813 ulmin1817 acouchi1818 helleborin1840 piney resin1851 gurjun1858 icican1865 sumbul balsam1868 amyrin1876 jojoba oil1975 jojoba1989 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gayac, Gwacum, Lignum vitæ, Pockewood. 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Guaiacum, a wood called by some Lignum vitae. It is much vsed in physicke against the French disease. 1686 S. Sewall Diary 2 Jan. (1973) I. 91 Discoursed with Ralf Carter about Lignum Vitae. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1594
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