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[syn: courbaril, Hymenaea courbaril]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (Robinia
Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white,
fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an
ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia.
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Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different
genera, especially to those of the genus Hymen[ae]a,
of which Hymen[ae]a Courbaril is a lofty, spreading
tree of South America; also to the carob tree
(Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the
Mediterranean region.
[1913 Webster]
Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia
) Gleditschia triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and
strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp
found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply
honey locust.
Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree (Gleditschia
monosperma), of the Southern United States.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a
generic name of resins. --Clavigero.]
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of
Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America (Trachylobium
Hornemannianum, Trachylobium verrucosum, and Hymen[ae]a
Courbaril), and dug from earth where forests have stood in
Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anim'e \A"ni*m['e]\, n. [F. anim['e] animated (from the insects
that are entrapped in it); or native name.]
A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymen[ae]a
courbaril), and much used by varnish makers. --Ure.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hymenaea courbaril
n 1: West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles
of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough
wood [syn: courbaril, Hymenaea courbaril]