lignum rhodium
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English
Etymology
From New Latin lignum rhodium (literally “rosy wood”), from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- 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
- (fragrant wood): rhodium wood
References
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.)