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[syn: Myroxylon, genus Myroxylon]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Myroxylon \My*rox"y*lon\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. my`ron a sweet
juice distilling from a plant + xy`lon 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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Myroxylon
n 1: a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves
and white flowers [syn: Myroxylon, genus Myroxylon]