Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Cordia Sebestena, a boraginaceous shrub of the West Indies, with handsome scarlet flowers and a drupaceous fruit.
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I had also taken on board some plants of the ettow and matte, with which the natives here make a beautiful red colour; and a root called peeah, of which they make an excellent pudding.
A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship William Bligh 1785
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