ALL meanings of lignum vitae
lig·num vi·tae
L l - noun lignum vitae either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood. 1
- noun lignum vitae the wood of such a tree, used for making pulley blocks, mallet heads, bearings, etc. 1
- noun lignum vitae any of several other trees yielding a similar hard wood. 1
- noun lignum vitae either of two zygophyllaceous tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, having blue or purple flowers 0
- noun lignum vitae the heavy resinous wood of either of these trees, which is used in machine bearings, casters, etc: formerly thought to have medicinal properties 0
- noun lignum vitae guaiacum (sense 1) 0
- noun lignum vitae the very hard wood of the guaiacum, used in marine and machine bearings, casters, pulleys, etc. 0