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guaiacum
‖ guaiacum (ˈgwaɪəkəm) Forms: 6 guaicum, guiacan, 6–7 guaiacan, 7 guacum, gwacum, gwakin, 7–8 guajacum, 6– guiacum, guaiacum. [mod.L., ad. Sp. guayaco, guayacan, of native Haitian origin.] 1. A genus of trees and shrubs (N.O. Zygophyllaceæ), native to the West Indies and the warmer parts of America;...
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Guaiacum
Guaiacum officinale is the national flower of Jamaica, while Guaiacum sanctum is the national tree of the Bahamas. Gum guaiacum was used to stimulate menstruation; in a 1793 Virginia court case, Martha Jefferson Randolph testified that she had provided gum guaiacum
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Guaiacum angustifolium
Guaiacum angustifolium is a species of flowering plant in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Common names include Texas guaiacum, Texas lignum-vitae, soapbush and huayacán.
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guaiacin
guaiacin Chem. (ˈgwaɪəsɪn) Also -ine. [f. guaiacum + -in.] A non-nitrogenous vegetable principle discovered in the wood and bark of the Guaiacum officinale, having a sharp acrid taste. An earlier word guaiacine occurs in Timme's Quersitanus i. xiii. k j b (1605), where ‘salt of guaiacine’ renders th...
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Guaiacum coulteri
Guaiacum coulteri is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, that is native to western Mexico and Guatemala.
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Guaiacum sanctum
Guaiacum sanctum is the national tree of the Bahamas.
Etymology
The native Taíno of the Caribbean referred to the tree as guayacán. Uses
This tree is one of two species that yield the valuable lignum vitae wood, the other being Guaiacum officinale.
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Guaiacum officinale
Symbolism
Guaiacum officinale is the national flower of Jamaica. Uses
Guaiacum officinale is one of two species yielding the true lignum vitae, the other being Guaiacum sanctum.
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Guaiac (disambiguation)
Guaiac can refer to:
Guaiacum, a genus of shrubs and trees native to the Americas
Oil of guaiac, a fragrance used in soap
Guaiacol, a natural organic compound derived from Guaiacum
Stool guaiac test, a test for the presence for occult blood
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Guayacán (disambiguation)
Guayacán is the Spanish word for species in the genus Guaiacum.
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pockwood
† ˈpockwood Obs. [f. pock n. + wood n.] The wood of a tree of the genus Guaiacum, formerly used for the cure of syphilis; = guaiacum 2, lignum vitæ 2: cf. pock-tree in pock n. 4. b. attrib. pockwood-tree: = guaiacum 1, lignum vitæ 1.1590 J. Hester French-Pockes ¶iij b, Lignum Guaiacum, commonly call...
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Oil of guaiac
Despite its name it does not come from the Guaiacum tree, but from the palo santo tree (Bulnesia sarmientoi). See also
Guaiacum
References
Further reading
D.L.J. Opdyke, 1974, Food Cosmet.
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lignum vitæ
‖ lignum vitæ (ˈlɪgnəm ˈvaɪtiː) [L. = wood of life.] 1. A tree; = guaiacum 1. Applied also to several other trees having wood of similar properties.1597 Gerarde Herbal iii. cxviii. 1309 Italian Lignum vitæ, or woode of Life, groweth to a faire and beautiful tree. 1655 J. S. Jrnl. Eng. Army in W. Ind...
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