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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of polypetalous plants, of the order Sterculiaceæ and tribe Sterculicæ, distinguished from the closely allied genus Sterculia by its solitary ovules and indehiscent carpels bearing a long scytheshaped wing.

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  • noun small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees

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