Tolu tree

from 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}]

from 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]