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wood vs lignum vitae

lignum vitae vs wood

wood and lignum vitae both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wood Yes No No No
lignum vitae Yes No No No
As nouns, lignum vitae is a hyponym of wood; that is, lignum vitae is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wood:
  • wood: the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
  • lignum vitae: hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
wood (noun) lignum vitae (noun)
any wind instrument other than the brass instruments small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin
a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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