1. small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood; [syn: bastard lignum vitae, Guaiacum sanctum]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bastard lignum vitae
n 1: small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West
Indies a source of lignum vitae wood [syn: bastard lignum
vitae, Guaiacum sanctum]