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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous trees of the polypetalous order Sapindaceæ and the tribe Sapindeæ known by the regular cup-shaped five-toothed calyx, indehiscent warty fruit, and long projecting stamens.
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- noun a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae that are native to Asia and Australia
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