lignum rhodium

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lignum rhodium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lignum rhodium \Lig"num rho"di*um\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m
     r[=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m). [NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. "ro`don 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.
     [1913 Webster]