guayacan means any of various trees of Latin America which typically have strong, hard wood.; in genus Guaiacum (lignum vitae). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Spanish guayacán, from Taíno waiacan.
noun
- Any of various trees of Latin America which typically have strong, hard wood.; in genus Guaiacum (lignum vitae)
- Any of various trees of Latin America which typically have strong, hard wood.; in genus Tabebuia
- Any of various trees of Latin America which typically have strong, hard wood.; in genus Handroanthus
- Any of various trees of Latin America which typically have strong, hard wood.; in species Libidibia paraguariensis (syn. Caesalpinia melanocarpa), of Argentina
- Any of various trees of Latin America which typically have strong, hard wood.; in species Pseudalbizzia pistaciifolia, of Colombia
- Any of various trees of Latin America which typically have strong, hard wood.; in species Centrolobium yavizanum, of Colombia