‖ [ NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr.
‖n. [ L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vitæ, life. ] (Bot.) A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the
☞ In New Zealand the Metrosideros buxifolia is called lignum-vitæ, and in Australia a species of