lignumvitae

lignumvitae
lig·num vi·tae (lĭg'nəm vīʹtē) n. pl. lignum vitaes
1. Either of two tropical American trees (Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum) having evergreen leaves and very heavy, durable, resinous wood.
2. The wood of either of these trees, the hardest of commercial woods.
  [New Latin lignum vītae: Latin lignum, wood + Latin vītae, genitive of vīta, life.]

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