transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgwī-ə-kəm, ˈgī- ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish guayaco, from Taino guayacan
Date: 1553
1. : any of a genus ( Guaiacum ) of the caltrop family of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs having pinnate leaves, usually blue flowers, and capsular fruit
2.
a. : the hard greenish-brown wood of a guaiacum (especially Guaiacum officinale )
b. : a resin with a faint balsamic odor that is obtained from the trunk of two guaiacums ( G. officinale and G. sanctum ) and often used as a clinical reagent