guaiacum
/ˈgwaɪəkəm/noun
1- an evergreen tree of the Caribbean and tropical America, formerly important for its hard, heavy, oily timber but now scarce愈疮木。亦称LIGNUM VITAE.
1.1
- Guaiacum officinale and G. sanctum, family Zygophyllaceae.拉丁名Guaiacum officinale 和G. sanctum, 蒺藜科。
词源
mid 16th cent.: modern Latin， via Spanish from Taino guayacan.