lig·num vi·tae /ˌlɪgnəmˈvaɪti/
lig·num vi·tae /ˌlɪgnəmˈvaɪtɪ/ 名詞
lignum vitae
n 1: hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other
trees of the genus Guaiacum [syn: guaiac, guaiacum]
2: 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 [syn: Guaiacum officinale]