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   Gossaniferous \Gos`san*if"er*ous\, a. [Gossan + -ferous.]
      Containing or producing gossan.

English Dictionary: [gegenber] by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lignum-vitae \[d8]Lig"num-vi"tae\ (-v[imac]"t[emac]), n. [L.,
      wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[91], life.]
      (Bot.)
      A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of
      America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is procured.
      Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various
      mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks,
      cogs, bearings, and the like. See {Guaiacum}.
  
      Note: In New Zealand the {Metrosideros buxifolia} is called
               lignum-vit[91], and in Australia a species of {Acacia}.
               The bastard lignum-vit[91] is a West Indian tree
               ({Sarcomphalus laurinus}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guaiacum \Gua"ia*cum\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. guayaco, from native
      name in Hayti.]
      1. (Bot.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in
            tropical America.
  
      2. The heart wood or the resin of the {Guaiacum offinale} or
            lignum-vit[91], a large tree of the West Indies and
            Central America. It is much used in medicine. [Written
            also {guaiac}.]
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