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lignum vitae (lĭg`nəm vī`tē) [Lat.,=wood of life], tropical American evergreen tree of the genus Guaiacum. The hard, dense, and extremely durable wood, obtained chiefly from G. officinale and G. sanctum, is used for ship construction, butcher blocks, and other articles requiring strength and hardness. The trees are cultivated to some extent in Florida and California for ornament. They also yield guaiacum, a gum resin resin, any of a class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of vegetable origin. They are typically light yellow to dark brown in color; tasteless; odorless or faintly aromatic; translucent or transparent; brittle, fracturing
..... Click the link for more information. used in certain drugs. Various other hardwoods of Australasia (e.g., the acacia and eucalyptus) are also called lignum vitae. Lignum vitae is classified in several orders in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Zygophyllaceae.

lignum vitae

1. either of two zygophyllaceous tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, having blue or purple flowers

2. the heavy resinous wood of either of these trees, which is used in machine bearings, casters, etc.: formerly thought to have medicinal properties

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No references found	Going by different common names such as Brazilian Walnut, Lapacho, Amapa, Cortez, Guayacan polvillo and Madera negra and trades like Pau Lope, Diamond Decking and Ironwood, this species of tropical tree has a unique dense cell structure that makes it an ideal wood for use outdoors. Products Made with Ipe with Stand the Test of Time and Elements by Ronnie Tanner / Hobbies community Hotel Guayacan, south side of the river by dock, [telephone] 502/7-926-6111, 19 rooms, $-$$. Sayaxche & Petexbatun Lagoon by McNally, Shelagh / Guatemala Travel Adventures, 2nd ed. Juss), the physic nut (Jatropha curcas), the guayacan (Guaiacum officinale) and the guayaba (Psidium guajava L. Guantanamo's two-faced climate challenges farmers by Grogg, Patricia / CubaNews	Guards, Soviet Guare, John Guareschi, Giovanni Guarini, Battista Guarini, Guarino Guarino da Verona Guarino Guarini Guarneri Guarneri, Andrea Guarnieri body Guarulhos Guasave Guastalla Guatemala Guatemala Army Day Guatemala City Guatemala Independence Day Guatemala Revolution Day Guatemalan Labor Party Guatemalan Revolution of 1944-54 Guatémoc Guava Guavaween Guaviare Guaviare River Guayacan Guayama Guayana Guayaqui Guayaquí Guayaquil Guayaquil, Gulf of Guayas River Guaycuru Guaycuruan Guaymas Guayule Guba Guba Charters Guba Institutions Guba Reform Gubakha Gubanov, Vasilii Gubanov, Vasilii Nikolaevich Gubarev, Aleksei Gubarev, Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubbio gubbish Gubelman, Moisei Gubelman, Moisei Izrailevich Guber, Aleksandr	Guatemalans Guatemalans Guatemoc Guatémoc Guatemozín Guatimozin guava guava guava Guava bean guava bush Guava juice Guava juice Guavacoline Guavacoline Guavadilla Guavas Guavas Guavaween Guaviare Guaviare Guaviare River GUAW Guayaba Guayaba Guayabano Guayabara guayabera Guayabera shirt Guayaberas Guayacan Guayama Guayama, Puerto Rico Guayana Guayana Guayana City Guayana City Guayaqui Guayaquí Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil, Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador - Simon Bolivar Guayaquil, Gulf of Guayas (river) Guayas River Guaycuru Guaycuruan guayiga Guaymas Guaymas, Sonora Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico Guaynabo Guaynabo, Puerto Rico guayule guayule guayules guayules

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Going by different common names such as Brazilian Walnut, Lapacho, Amapa, Cortez, Guayacan polvillo and Madera negra and trades like Pau Lope, Diamond Decking and Ironwood, this species of tropical tree has a unique dense cell structure that makes it an ideal wood for use outdoors.

Products Made with Ipe with Stand the Test of Time and Elements by Ronnie Tanner / Hobbies community

Hotel Guayacan, south side of the river by dock, [telephone] 502/7-926-6111, 19 rooms, $-$$.

Sayaxche & Petexbatun Lagoon by McNally, Shelagh / Guatemala Travel Adventures, 2nd ed.

Juss), the physic nut (Jatropha curcas), the guayacan (Guaiacum officinale) and the guayaba (Psidium guajava L.

Guantanamo's two-faced climate challenges farmers by Grogg, Patricia / CubaNews

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