‖Lig″num rho″di‐um (lĭg″nŭm rō″dĭ‐ŭm). [NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. ρὅδον a rose.] (Bot.) The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of species of Rhodorhiza from the Canary Islands, and of the West Indian Amyris balsamifera.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.