Home / L / lignum vitae

lignum vitae

noun /lɪgnəmvaɪti/ 3 syllables 12 letters Scrabble 17 WWF 23
Definitions
noun

hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum

noun

small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin

Want another word?
Spin the dictionary for a fresh one.
Generate a word →