‖ [ L., tree of life. ]
n.;
‖n. [ L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vitæ, life. ] (Bot.) A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the
☞ In New Zealand the Metrosideros buxifolia is called lignum-vitæ, and in Australia a species of