Guaiacum
Pronunciation : Gua"ia*cum
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Sp. guayaco, from native name in Hayti.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America.
2. The heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum offinale or lignum- vit?, a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It is much used in medicine. [Written also guaiac.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913