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Type of heavy and hard wood
Lignum vitae (/ˈlɪɡnəm ˈvaɪti, -ˈviːtaɪ/), also called guayacan or guaiacum, and in parts of Europe known as Pockholz or pokhout, is a wood from trees
Lignum_vitae
Topics referred to by the same term
Lignum may refer to: Lignum, common name of Duma florulenta, plant native to inland Australia Lignum (restaurant), in County Galway, Ireland Lignum, Virginia
Lignum
Fragrant wood of some Thymelaeoideae
Agarwood is known under many names in different cultures: Another name is Lignum aloes or Aloeswood, unrelated to the familiar genus, Aloe. Also from akil
Agarwood
Index of plants with the same common name
Lignum rhodium is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Amyris balsamifera Convolvulus floridus Convolvulus scoparius Rhodiola rosea - all
Lignum_rhodium
Traditional medicinal wood
Lignum nephriticum (Latin for "kidney wood") is a traditional diuretic that was derived from the wood of two tree species, the narra (Pterocarpus indicus)
Lignum_nephriticum
Species of flowering plant
Guaiacum sanctum, commonly known as holywood, lignum vitae or holywood lignum-vitae, is a species of flowering plant in the creosote bush family, Zygophyllaceae
Guaiacum_sanctum
HMBS Lignum Vitae (P 301) is the first of four Damen Stan 3007 patrol vessels commissioned by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. She was projected to be
HMBS_Lignum_Vitae
Restaurant in County Galway, Ireland
Lignum (stylised as LIGИUM) is a restaurant in County Galway, Ireland. It was awarded its first Michelin star in 2025. Lignum was opened by Italian–Irish
Lignum_(restaurant)
Species of tree
Vitex lignum-vitae, known in Australia as yellow hollywood or "lignum-vitae" (also used for other species), is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia
Vitex_lignum-vitae
Cross upon which Jesus was crucified
In Christian tradition, the True Cross is the original wooden cross on which Jesus of Nazareth was crucified. It is related by numerous historical accounts
True_Cross
Species of plant
(synonym Muehlenbeckia florulenta), commonly known as tangled lignum or often simply lignum, is a plant native to inland Australia. It is associated with
Duma_florulenta
Species of flowering plant
Guaiacum officinale, commonly known as roughbark lignum-vitae, guaiacwood or gaïacwood, is a species of tree in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae, that
Guaiacum_officinale
Species of flowering plant
Colombia and Venezuela. Related to the true lignum vitae trees (Guaiacum), it is known as Maracaibo lignum vitae or (like its relative B. sarmientoi) as
Bulnesia_arborea
Species of tree
Its wood is often traded as "Paraguay lignum vitae", since it has properties and uses similar to the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus Guaiacum, which
Bulnesia_sarmientoi
In Judaism and Christianity, a tree in the Garden of Eden
וָרָע, romanized: ʿēṣ haddaʿaṯ ṭōḇ wārāʿ, [ʕesˤ hadaʕaθ tˤov wɔrɔʕ]; Latin: Lignum scientiae boni et mali) is one of two specific trees in the story of the
Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Tree_of_the_knowledge_of_good_and_evil
Species of tree in the sandalwood family
Santalum album is a small tropical tree, and the traditional source of sandalwood oil. It is native to Indonesia (Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands), the
Santalum_album
Species of shrub
Muehlenbeckia axillaris (creeping wire vine, sprawling wire vine, matted lignum) is a low evergreen shrub, forming wiry mats up to about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in)
Muehlenbeckia_axillaris
Island in Bahamas
Great Harbour Cay /ˈkiː/ is the major island in the north Berry Islands, a district of the Bahamas. It has a population of 353 (2010 census). The islands
Great_Harbour_Cay
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Lignum is an unincorporated community in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. Lignum is located on Virginia State Route 3, 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast
Lignum,_Virginia
Several tropical woods of the genus Dalbergia
Rhodii, (Convolvulus floridus und Convolvulus scoparius); also as Lignum rhodium, Lignum cyprinum Other rosewoods; Colliguaja odorifera, Erythroxylum havanense
Rosewood
Species of legume
as a source for the 16th- to 18th-century traditional diuretic known as lignum nephriticum. Many populations of Pterocarpus indicus are seriously threatened
Pterocarpus_indicus
Species of plant
Gmelina lignum-vitreum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Forêt de la Thy in southern New Caledonia.
Gmelina_lignum-vitreum
Genus of flowering plants
accepts 27 species. Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn. – climbing lignum, shrubby creeper, pohuehue Muehlenbeckia andina Brandbyge Muehlenbeckia
Muehlenbeckia
Genus of flowering plants
"vera") or "lignum vitae". They are close relatives of the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus Guaiacum. Bulnesia arborea – Maracaibo lignum vitae; 'True'
Bulnesia
Species of plant
Muehlenbeckia adpressa, commonly known as climbing lignum, is a prostrate or climbing plant, native to Australia. It has thin red-brown stems up to 1 metre
Muehlenbeckia_adpressa
Genus of flowering plants
subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas and are commonly known as lignum-vitae, guayacán (Spanish), or gaïac (French). The genus name originated
Guaiacum
Species of tree
caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Common names include Texas guaiacum, Texas lignum-vitae, soapbush and huayacán. It is native to southern and western Texas
Guaiacum_angustifolium
Cryptic phrases purporting to predict popes
prophecy was first published in 1595 by a Benedictine named Arnold Wion in his Lignum Vitæ, a history of the Benedictine order. He attributed it to Saint Malachy
Prophecy_of_the_Popes
Part of the wicket
spigot of the other bail. Special heavy bails made of denser wood (usually lignum vitae) are sometimes used in windy conditions if the normal light bails
Bail_(cricket)
Conservation reserve in Western Australia
The station also contains the 13,500-hectare (33,359-acre) Thundelarra Lignum Swamp. The wetland is a shrub dominated fresh water marsh with a sandy-clay
Thundelarra
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
List_of_tools_and_equipment
Species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family
golden root, rose root, roseroot, Aaron's rod, Arctic root, king's crown, lignum rhodium, orpin rose) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae
Rhodiola_rosea
Soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock
Lignite (from Latin lignum 'wood'), often called brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has
Lignite
Tree in the Garden of Eden
the tree of life (Hebrew: עֵץ הַחַיִּים, romanized: ‘ēṣ haḥayyīm; Latin: Lignum vitae) is first described in chapter 2, verse 9 of the Book of Genesis as
Tree_of_life_(biblical)
Island in the upper Florida Keys, United States
covered in rare tropical hardwoods such as the island's namesake, Holywood Lignum-vitae (Guaiacum sanctum). Three features on the island have been assigned
Lignumvitae_Key
Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1960)
Personal details Born (1960-09-29) 29 September 1960 (age 65) Savona, Liguria, Italy Motto Quasi lignum super aquas (As a tree by the waters) Coat of arms
Piero_Pioppo
Bahamas, Turks & Caicos. Lonely Planet. p. 34. ISBN 9781864501995. "The Lignum Vitae - National Tree of The Bahamas - Government - Details". www.bahamas
List_of_national_trees
Species of legume
courses at elevations of 150–3000 m. Previously, it was used as a source of lignum nephriticum. "Conabio" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-10
Eysenhardtia_polystachya
Diesel tree (Copaifera langsdorffii) Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri) Lignum vitae Guaiacwood (Guaiacum officinale) Holywood (Guaiacum sanctum) Takian
List_of_woods
balance; scales Its abbreviation lb is used as a unit of weight, the pound. lignum crucis arbor scientiae The wood of the cross is the tree of knowledge School
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Hand tool for adjusting hinges
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Hinge_bender
English marine engineer (1805–1878)
vital to the worldwide use of steam-powered ships. This development of the lignum vitae stern bearing which enabled screw propeller ships to make oceanic
John_Penn_(engineer)
Dwelling constructed of logs
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Log_cabin
Engineered wood particle board
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Oriented_strand_board
Giant flowering vine in California. Largest single flowering plant
Mountains, the 1896 Old North Church and the 1974 Bell Tower in Kersting Court. Lignum nephriticum "Caspar Wistar (1761-1818)". lewis-clark.org. Retrieved 7 Sep
Sierra_Madre_Wistaria
Traditional Japanese woodworking craft
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Kabazaiku
Traditional Swedish carved, painted wooden horse statuette
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Dala_horse
Species of cicada
and open floodplains with lignum. Adult males may be heard in January and February, clinging to the stems of grasses, lignum and forbs, emitting simple
Xeropsalta_thomsoni
Genus of flowering plants
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Maple
Wetland in New South Wales, Australia
subject to flooding. The wetland supports extensive and dense stands of lignum with, in places, an overstorey of river red gums or belalie. The vegetation
Narran_Wetlands
Indo-European language of the Italic branch
voluntas ejus, et in lege ejus meditabitur die ac nocte. 3 Et erit tamquam lignum quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum, quod fructum suum dabit in tempore
Latin
Ornate wooden floor design
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Parquet
Above-ground platform or building in a tree
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Tree_house
Flexible ruler used to measure size or distance
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Tape_measure
Abrasive material used for smoothing softer materials
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Sandpaper
Western music created during the Middle Ages
Manuscript of the Mass Missa O Crux Lignum by Antoine Busnois (ca. 1450)
Medieval_music
Genus of plants
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Populus
Portugal-based luthier
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Andy_Manson_(luthier)
dacrydioides, kahikatea, endemic to New Zealand Duma florulenta, tangled lignum Eleocharis sphacelata, giant spikesedge Eucalyptus robusta Marsilea drummondii
List_of_wetland_plants
Catholic church in Murcia, Spain
ceremonies were conducted in them by priests to ward off storms by means of the Lignum Crucis. There are twenty-five bells, all from the 17th century and the 18th
Murcia_Cathedral
a saint. According to tradition, his relics, along with a piece of the lignum crucis he had brought from Jerusalem, were transferred to the Monastery
Turibius_of_Astorga
Small household objects made from wood
sycamore were particularly favoured, with occasional use of exotics, such as lignum vitae for mallet heads. Wooden objects have survived relatively less well
Treen
S-curved form used in woodworking, moulding, textile weaving, and architecture
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Ogee
General purpose, portable workbench
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Black_&_Decker_Workmate
Tree or shrub in the genus Quercus
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Oak
Old European lawn game
knocked over. Cheese – a round, flattened wooden discus (often made of lignum vitae), with a similar shape to some types of cheese wheels. It can be rolled
Skittles_(sport)
Power tool
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Circular_saw
Roman Catholic nun and congregation founder (1845–1894)
Patheos. Davis, OP, Carol. "Lignum Habet Spem". "The Congregation of St. Catherine of Ricci": 274. Ryan, OP, Aimee. "Lignum Habet Spem". Mannes, OP, Brother
Lucy_Eaton_Smith
Subspecies of shrub
abdita (syn. Duma horrida subsp. abdita). commonly known as remote thorny lignum, is a critically endangered shrub endemic to Western Australia. It is an
Muehlenbeckia horrida subsp. abdita
Muehlenbeckia_horrida_subsp._abdita
Independent component city in Bicol Region, Philippines
opalescent colors when water is poured into them (later known to Europeans as lignum nephriticum). During the Spanish colonial era, they were exported to Mexico
Naga,_Camarines_Sur
Box-shaped piece of furniture with doors
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Cabinetry
Carthami 红花 225 Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (stir-baked with vinegar) 大黄 (醋炒) 160 Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum 沉香 163 Radix Aucklandiae 木香 225 Rhizoma Curcumae (boiled
Fuke_Tongjing_Wan
Two-pronged fastener
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Staple_(fastener)
Cultural property in Camaleño, Spain
prior to the 6th century. The monastery holds and venerates part of the Lignum Crucis discovered in Jerusalem by Saint Helena of Constantinople, which
Santo_Toribio_de_Liébana
Tool used to create holes
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Drill
Type of wedge tool
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Axe
Form of tinder for starting fires
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Feather_stick
Species of tree
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Sapele
Genus of trees
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Hazel
Genus of trees
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Ochroma
Someone who frames
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Framer
Island in the Bahamas which Christopher Columbus landed on
Grand Turk. For Cat Island, it could have been on Watlings Island, and for Lignum Vitae Cay it could have been Eleuthera Island. The Watling's, Grand Turk
Guanahani
Species of plant
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Nauclea_diderrichii
Plant genus
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Tilia
Construction technique
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Framing_(construction)
Type of dense black/brown hardwood
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Ebony
Circular saw blade for woodworking
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Dado_set
Manufacturing process of material removal
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Planing_(shaping)
Flat transitional edge between two faces of an object
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Chamfer
Engineered Wood Product used in wood frame construction
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Laminated_veneer_lumber
Geo. 3. c. 131 11 August 1803 An act for charging an additional Duty on Lignum Quassia imported into Great Britain. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1803
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1803
U.S. Route 29 (Virginia) list of missing persons cases
isolated field that sources claim only a local could have known about neat the Lignum area in Culpeper County, on May 7, 1996. Neighbors of the area say they
Missing persons cases along U.S. Route 29 in Virginia
Missing_persons_cases_along_U.S._Route_29_in_Virginia
Test to measure resistance of wood
Schinopsis balansae, Quebracho Colorado, Red Quebracho 4,570 lbf (20,300 N) Lignum vitae, Guayacan, Pockholz 4,500 lbf (20,000 N) Anadenanthera colubrina
Janka_hardness_test
Classification of wood from Dipterocarp trees
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Dipterocarp timber classification
Dipterocarp_timber_classification
Species of tree native to South Florida and islands in the Caribbean
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Swietenia_mahagoni
Type of European lacquerwork imitating Japanese urushi
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Japanning
Genus of plants
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Chestnut
Woodworking joinery technique
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Dovetail_joint
Type of joint
Eucalyptus Hazel Hickory Hornbeam Idigbo Imbuia Ipê Iroko Jarrah Jelutong Lignum vitae Linden (lime, basswood) Lovoa Merbau Mahogany (American, African)
Reveal_(carpentry)
Awards
Bahamas Order of Excellence Order of Distinction Order of Merit Order of Lignum Vitae Order of the National Hero Order of Belize Order of Distinction Order
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Commonwealth realms
Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_Commonwealth_realms
LIGNUM
LIGNUM
LIGNUM
LIGNUM
Girl/Female
American, Christian, Greek, Indian, Irish
Light; Fair Haired Beauty; Bird
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Supreme God
Boy/Male
Biblical
Fraternity; brother of the Lord.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French, Spanish, Welsh
Idol; Little Lion; Pretty; Waterfall; Little Lake
Boy/Male
English Welsh American
Fair town. Abbreviation of Trevelyan.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Winner; Illuminated
Girl/Female
Tamil
A river
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lion
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Lioness of God.
LIGNUM
LIGNUM
LIGNUM
LIGNUM
LIGNUM
n.
A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum.
n.
The heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum offinale or lignum-vitae, a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It is much used in medicine.
n.
Lignum-vitae.
n.
An East Indian genus of large trees. Melanorrh/a usitatissima is the lignum-vitae of Pegu, and yelds a valuable black varnish.