\Lig"num rho"di*um\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m
r[=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m). [NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. "ro`don a
rose.] (Bot.)
The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of
species of {Rhodorhiza} from the Canary Islands, and of the
West Indian {Amyris balsamifera}.