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Definition of Genus Guaiacum
1. Noun. Small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Bean-caper Family, Family Zygophyllaceae, Zygophyllaceae
Member holonyms: Guaiacum Officinale, Lignum Vitae, Bastard Lignum Vitae, Guaiacum Sanctum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Guaiacum
Literary usage of Genus Guaiacum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy by Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (1831)
"... sold in America is the wood of the lignum vitae tree (guaiacum sanctum), from
which, as well as other species of the same genus, guaiacum is obtained. ..."
2. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"The genus Guaiacum is of interest on account of the wood containing considerable
resin, which is used in medicine. Guaiacum officinale is a small tree with ..."
3. Applied and Economic Botany for Students in Technical and Agricultural by Henry Kraemer (1916)
"The genus Guaiacum is of interest on account of the wood containing considerable
resin, which is used in medicine. Guaiacum officinale is a small tree with ..."
4. Odd People: Being a Popular Description of Singular Races of Man by Mayne Reid (1861)
"... of the genus Guaiacum, of which there are many species, called by the names
of "iron- wood" or "lignum-vitae;" but the species in question is the tree ..."
5. Text-book of Botany and Pharmacognosy: Intended for the Use of Students of by Henry Kraemer (1908)
"The leaves are mostly opposite, pinnate and stipulate. The genus Guaiacum is of
interest on account of the wood containing considerable resin, which is used ..."
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