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PALMS |
Tropical trees |
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GUAIACUM |
A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical
America. |
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SIDEROXYLON |
A genus of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their
very hard wood; ironwood. |
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STRYCHNOS |
A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order
Loganiaceae. See Nux vomica. |
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STAVEWOOD |
A tall tree (Simaruba amara) growing in tropical
America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia. |
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PRINCEWOOD |
The wood of two small tropical American trees (Hamelia
ventricosa, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish, veined with
lighter color. |
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ERYTHROXYLON |
A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family,
growing in tropical countries. E. Coca is the source of cocaine. See
Coca. |
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MYRCIA |
A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly
related to the true myrtles (Myrtus), from which they differ in having
very few seeds in each berry. |
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EUGENIA |
A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical
countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which
are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce. |
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SAPINDUS |
A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate
leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used
instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces. |
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PURPLEHEART |
A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish
color, obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of the
genus Copaifera (C. pu... |
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MALPIGHIACEOUS |
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order
of tropical trees and shrubs (Malpighiaceae), some of them climbing
plants, and their stems f... |
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MYROXYLON |
A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the
different species of which yield balsamic products, among which are
balsam of Peru, and ba... |
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TACAMAHACA |
A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American
trees of the genus Elaphrium (E. tomentosum and E. Tacamahaca), and
also from East Indi... |
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ELEMI |
A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of
the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C.
commune, the... |
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QUASSIA |
The wood of several tropical American trees of the order
Simarubeae, as Quassia amara, Picraena excelsa, and Simaruba amara. It
is intensely bi... |
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FERN |
... sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and
in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size. ... |
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ROSEWOOD |
...aked and
variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees
of the genera Dalbergia and Machaerium. The finest kind is from ... |
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SAPOTACEOUS |
Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sapotaceae) of
(mostly tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star apple, the
Lucuma, or natural marmal... |
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TILLANDSIA |
A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the
Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides,
called long moss, bla... |
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MANGROVE |
...ora (R.
Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting
muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aeria... |
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BRAZIL WOOD |
A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from
Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing.
The best is the hear... |