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lignicole
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lignin
lignite
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lignocaine
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lignum vitae
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lignum vitae
lig·num vi·tae [ lìgnəm vtee ] (plural lig·num vi·taes)


noun 
Definition:
 
trees 
Same as  guaiacum
[Late 16th century. < Latin, "wood of life"; from the medicinal uses of the wood and its resin]
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