hymenaea courbaril

Hymenaea courbaril
    n 1: West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles
         of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough
         wood [syn: {courbaril}, {Hymenaea courbaril}]
    

Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
   A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({Robinia
   Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white,
   fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an
   ornamental tree. In England it is called {acacia}.
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   Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different
         genera, especially to those of the genus {Hymen[ae]a},
         of which {Hymen[ae]a Courbaril} is a lofty, spreading
         tree of South America; also to the carob tree
         ({Ceratonia siliqua}), a tree growing in the
         Mediterranean region.
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   {Honey locust tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Gleditschia}
      ) {Gleditschia triacanthus}), having pinnate leaves and
      strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp
      found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply
      {honey locust}.

   {Water locust tree} (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia
      monosperma}), of the Southern United States.
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Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a
   generic name of resins. --Clavigero.]
   A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of
   Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America ({Trachylobium
   Hornemannianum}, {Trachylobium verrucosum}, and {Hymen[ae]a
   Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in
   Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
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Anim'e \A"ni*m['e]\, n. [F. anim['e] animated (from the insects
   that are entrapped in it); or native name.]
   A resin exuding from a tropical American tree ({Hymen[ae]a
   courbaril}), and much used by varnish makers. --Ure.
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