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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Porto Rico, Coccolobis rugosa, a tree with very large wrinkled leaves and purple flowers which form spikes a yard long. It is one of the most important trees of the island, and its heart-wood, which is purplish, hard, and heavy, is used for cabinet work.

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