| 单词 | lignum vitae |
| 释义 | lignum vitae[ lig-nuhm -vahy-tee, vee-tahy ] / ˈlɪg nəm ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi taɪ / nouneither of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood. the wood of such a tree, used for making pulley blocks, mallet heads, bearings, etc. any of several other trees yielding a similar hard wood. Origin of lignum vitae1585–95; <New Latin, Late Latin, name of the tree, literally, wood of life Words nearby lignum vitaelignivorous, ligno-, lignocaine, lignocellulose, lignum, lignum vitae, ligroin, lig snail, ligula, ligulate, ligule Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lignum vitaelignum vitae / (ˈlɪɡnəm ˈvaɪtɪ) / nouneither of two zygophyllaceous tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, having blue or purple flowers the heavy resinous wood of either of these trees, which is used in machine bearings, casters, etc: formerly thought to have medicinal properties See also guaiacum Word Origin for lignum vitaeNew Latin, from Late Latin, literally: wood of life Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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