guaiacum

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UK/ˈɡwaɪəkəm/

noun

Any of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas.

Similar
lignum vitaeguaiac
OriginSpanish guayacán →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounguaiacum (usually uncountable, plural guaiacums)

plural guaiacums

  1. uncountableusuallyAny of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas.
  2. uncountableusuallyThe wood of such trees
  3. uncountableusuallyThe resin of such trees.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
lignum vitae

nounhard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum

Similar
lignum vitaeguaiac
Broader
wood
Also see
guaiaclignum vitae

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishguayacán
  2. Englishguaiacum

From New Latin, from Spanish guayacán.

More words from Spanish

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Translations

Bulgarian гваяк, гваяк
  • гваяк (gvajak)wood
  • гваяк (gvajak)tree
Chinese Mandarin 愈創木 /愈创木, 愈瘡樹 /愈疮树
  • 愈創木 /愈创木 (yùchuāngmù)wood
  • 愈瘡樹 /愈疮树 (yùchuāngshù)tree
Czech guajak, guajak
  • guajakwood
  • guajaktree
Finnish guajakkipuu, guajakkipuu
  • guajakkipuuwood
  • guajakkipuutree
French gaïac, gaïac
  • gaïacwood
  • gaïactree
Portuguese guáiaco, guáiaco
  • guáiacowood
  • guáiacotree
Romanian guaiac
  • guaiacwood
Turkish peygamber ağacı
  • peygamber ağacıtree
Cite this entry
APA

guaiacum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guaiacum

MLA

“guaiacum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guaiacum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guaiacum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guaiacum.

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