English

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Noun

lignum rhodium ‎(uncountable)

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