GUAIACUM, noun gua'cum. Lignum vitae, or pock wood; a tree produced in the warm climates of America. The wood is very hard, ponderous and resinous. The resin of this tree, or gum guaiacum is of a greenish cast, and much used in medicine as a stimulant.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.