Guaiacum

gwa'ya-kum, n. a genus of trees in the W. Indies, that yield a greenish icsin u^ed m medicine. tSp> guayaco, from a Haytian word Guano, goo-a'no or gwa'nfl, u the h*»g-act umulated dung of certain scafowl, found on certain coasts and islands, esp about h. America, much used for manure. [Sp. guano or huaru from Peruvian kuanu, dung Guarantee, gar-an-te', Guaranty, gaK an-ti, n. a warrant or surety: a conti act to see performed what another has undertaken the person who makes such a contract. to undertake that another shall perform certain engagements: to make sure: pr guaranteeing; pa p guaranteed'. [O. Fr garantte, guarantic, pa.p. of garaniir, to warrant —garant, warrant. See Warrant.]