See Also: lignum(1)(dictionary)
lignum(2)(dictionary)
Lignum-vitae(medicine)
lignum rhodium(medicine)
lignum vitae(dictionary)

lignum(2) (iou)



lignum noun2. Austral. colloq. L19.
[Alt. of mod. Latin POLYGONUM noun1.]
Any of various tough wiry plants of the genus Muehlenbeckia, allied to the genus Polygonum (the knotweeds) and formerly included in it.