dũ sang

Gỗ dũ sang rất cứng và nặng.

Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Guaiacum (botanical): A genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family Zygophyllaceae, native to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America. The wood is very hard and dense.
   • Lignum vitae (common name): The common name for the wood from trees of the genus Guaiacum, historically prized for its durability and medicinal resin.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gỗ dũ sang rất cứng và nặng. (Lignum vitae wood is very hard and heavy.)
  • Dũ sang là một loại cây nhiệt đới. (Guaiacum is a type of tropical tree.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tinh dầu dũ sang": Guaiacum oil or resin.
  • Tinh dầu dũ sang đôi khi được sử dụng trong y học cổ truyền. (Guaiacum oil is sometimes used in traditional medicine.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gaiac: An alternative spelling/transliteration of "guaiac," often seen in older French and botanical texts.
• Guaiacum: The scientific genus name.
• Lignum vitae: The most common English name, meaning "wood of life."

Synonyms

• Gỗ trắc: (Vietnamese) Refers to various hardwoods, sometimes used loosely but not a precise synonym.
• Ironwood: A general term for very hard woods, which can include species.

Related Phrases

• Gỗ dũ sang: Lignum vitae wood.
  • Bánh lái tàu thủy ngày xưa thường được làm từ gỗ dũ sang. (Ship rudders in the past were often made from lignum vitae wood.)

Related Idioms

(This is a specific botanical term, so common idioms are not typically associated with it.)