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EUCALYPTUS |
Gum tree |
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COOLABAH |
Gum tree |
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EUCALYPT |
Gum tree |
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MALLEE |
Australian desert gum tree |
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GUM |
See Gum tree, below. |
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PULAS |
The East Indian leguminous tree Butea frondosa. See Gum
Butea, under Gum. |
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OLIVIN |
A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive
tree; -- called also olivite. |
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BLEED |
To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds
when tapped or wounded. |
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ANTIAR |
A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of
one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). |
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PEPPERIDGE |
A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) with very
tough wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries, --
the sour gum, or common tupelo. See Tupelo. |
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CAMPHOR |
A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree
(Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also
Malay camphor, camphor of Borneo, or borneol. See Borneol. |
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MACARANGA GUM |
A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree
(Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking
impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine. |
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ALGAROBA |
...tree
found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A
valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in
... |
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TUPELO |
...ogwood
family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood
is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gu... |
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MARGOSA |
...d in
India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is
expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk.
T... |
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CAOUTCHOUC |
A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the
milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the
euphorbiaceous tree Sip... |