lignum rhodium

English edit

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Etymology edit

From New Latin lignum rhodium (literally “rosy wood”), from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlɪɡnəm ˈɹəʊdɪəm/

Noun edit

lignum rhodium (uncountable)

The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of species Convolvulus scoparius and Convolvulus floridus (Convolvulaceae) from the Canary Islands, and of the West Indian Amyris balsamifera (Rutaceae).
Rhodiola rosea (Crassulaceae).
An oil yielded by such plants, used in herbal medicine.

Synonyms edit

(fragrant wood): rhodium wood

References edit

Rhodiola rosea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Convolvulus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Amyris balsamifera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “lignum rhodium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)