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[syn: tolu tree, tolu balsam tree, Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tolu \To*lu"\, n.
A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from
Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under
Balsam.
[1913 Webster]
Tolu tree (Bot.), a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum),
the wood of which is red in the center, and has an
aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tolu tree
n 1: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam
and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and
cabinetwork [syn: tolu tree, tolu balsam tree,
Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum]