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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024guai•a•cum (gwī′ə kəm),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several tropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Guaiacum of the caltrop family;
lignum vitae. - the hard, heavy wood of such a tree;
guaiac. - resin obtained from such a tree;
guaiac.
- Taino
- Spanish guayaco, guayacán
- Neo-Latin
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: guaiacum, guaiocum /ˈɡwaɪəkəm/ n - any tropical American evergreen tree of the zygophyllaceous genus Guaiacum, such as the lignum vitae
- the hard heavy wood of any of these trees
- Also called: guaiac /ˈɡwaɪæk/ a brownish resin obtained from the lignum vitae, used medicinally and in making varnishes
Etymology: 16th Century: New Latin, from Spanish guayaco, of Taino origin |