noun (plural ~s) Etymology: New Latin, literally, wood of life Date: 1594 the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums, a tree yielding ~
LIGNUM VITAE
Meaning of LIGNUM VITAE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012