lignum rhodium

lignum rhodium definitions

noun
  • Rhodiola rosea (Crassulaceae). 

  • An oil yielded by such plants, used in herbal medicine. 

  • 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).