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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A tropical American tree (Hura crepitans) having an irritating milky juice, a spiny trunk, and large woody seed capsules that split explosively when ripe.
Etymologies
- So called because the capsules were formerly used to hold sand for drying ink. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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