transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlig-nəm-ˈvī-tē ]
noun
( plural lignum vitaes )
Etymology: New Latin, literally, wood of life
Date: 1594
1. : the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums
2. : a tree yielding lignum vitae
LIGNUM VITAE
Meaning of LIGNUM VITAE in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003