Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Myroxylon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Myroxylon \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Myroxylon
n : a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and
white flowers [syn: {Myroxylon}, {genus Myroxylon}]
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