guaiacum

See also: Guaiacum

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Spanish guayacan.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaɪəkəm/

Noun

guaiacum (usually uncountable, plural guaiacums)

Any of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas.
The wood of such trees
The resin of such tree.

Synonyms

lignum vitae

Translations

tree

Bulgarian: гваяк m (gvajak)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 愈瘡樹／愈疮树 (yùchuāngshù)
Czech: guajak m inan
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: guajakkipuu (fi)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: guáiaco m

wood

Bulgarian: гваяк m (gvajak)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 愈創木／愈创木 (zh) (yùchuāngmù)
Czech: guajak m inan
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: guajakkipuu (fi)
French: gaïac (fr) m
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: guáiaco m
Romanian: guaiac (ro) m

References

“guaiacum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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