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Myroxylon

Myroxylon Meaning & Definition
Myroxylon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Myroxylon?

[n] a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Myroxylon: genus Myroxylon

Related Terms | Find terms related to Myroxylon:

See Also | Myroxylon balsamum | Myroxylon balsamum pereirae | Myroxylon pereirae | Myroxylon toluiferum | Papilionoideae | Peruvian balsam | rosid dicot genus | subfamily Papilionoideae | tolu balsam tree | tolu tree

Myroxylon In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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