Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of apetalous plants, of the order Euphorbiaceæ, tribe Crotoneæ, and subtribe Hippomaneæ.
- noun [lowercase] A plant of the above genus, especially the officinal S. sylvatica.
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Examples
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The edible fat is a potential substitute for cocoa butter and the inedible oil (stillingia oil) appears promising as a drying oil for paints and varnishes.
Chapter 10 1990
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The kernel oil (stillingia oil) has been used as an illuminant and is a powerful drying oil that could substitute for similar oils such as tuna and linseed.
Chapter 6 1983
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The seeds of the "tallow tree" yield an oil (stillingia oil) having drying properties.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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Take yellow dock root, two pounds; stillingia root and bark of bittersweet root, of each one pound.
The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Anonymous
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