Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name in Porto Rico of two trees, Meliosma obtusifolia and M. Herbertii, belonging to the family Sabiaceæ. They yield a soft white wood. Also called
cacao bobo .
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Examples
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The first story includes the plants "aguacatillo" (Alchornea latifolia), crabwood or "najesí" (Carapa guianensis), and "acana" (Manilkara albescens); the second story has ebony (Diospyros caribaea), Ocotea floribunda, Oxandra laurifolia, Talauma minor, Terminalia spp., and Ficus spp.; and the third story has numerous species of arborescent ferns, Mirtaceae and Melastomataceae.
Cuban moist forests 2008
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Examples of the first layer of trees (Sierra del Rosario) are Alchornea latifolia ( "aguacatillo"), Calophylum antillanum (ocuje), Mastichodendron foetidissimum (jocuma) and Matayba oppositifolia (macurije).
Cuban dry forests 2008
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