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myroxylon


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Myroxylon  \My*rox"y*lon\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  a  sweet  juice 
  distilling  from  a  plant  +  ?  wood.]  (Bot.) 
  A  genus  of  leguminous  trees  of  tropical  America,  the 
  different  species  of  which  yield  balsamic  products,  among 
  which  are  balsam  of  Peru,  and  balsam  of  Tolu.  The  species 
  were  formerly  referred  to  Myrospermum 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Myroxylon 
  n  :  a  genus  of  tropical  American  trees  having  pinnate  leaves  and 
  white  flowers  [syn:  {Myroxylon},  {genus  Myroxylon}] 




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