bastard lignum vitae(n = noun.plant) guaiacum sanctum - small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood;
is a kind of angiospermous tree, flowering tree
is a member of genus guaiacum, guaiacum

aqua vitae, bastard, bastard feverfew, bastard indigo, bastard pennyroyal, bastard pimpernel, bastard ridley, bastard title, bastard toadflax, bastard turtle, bastard wing, bastard yellowwood, curriculum vitae, lignum, lignum rhodium, lignum vitae