conessi n 1: tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea [syn: {ivory tree}, {conessi}, {kurchi}, {kurchee}, {Holarrhena pubescens}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}]
conessi \conessi\ n. a tropical Asian tree ({Holarrhena pubescens} or {Holarrhena antidysenterica}) with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea. Syn: ivory tree, kurchi, kurchee, {Holarrhena pubescens}, {Holarrhena antidysenterica}. [WordNet 1.5] Conestoga wagon