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Spondias - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Spondias : (noun)
1: tropical trees having one-seeded fruit [syn: Spondias, genus
Spondias]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Myrobalan \My*rob"a*lan\, Myrobolan \My*rob"o*lan\, n. [L.
myrobalanum the fruit of a palm tree from which a balsam was
made, Gr. ?; ? any sweet juice distilling from plants, any
prepared unguent or sweet oil _ ? an acorn or any similar
fruit: cf. F. myrobolan.]
A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains
tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly
used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by
various species of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of
Spondias of South America.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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