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- proper noun obsolete A former
taxonomic genus now known asPersea .
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Diverse laurel species are native to the basin; Machilus, Lindera, Litsea, and Cinnamomum are some of the more important genera.
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Characteristic species include Machilus thunbergii, Cyclobalanopsis acuta, Castanopsis cuspidata ssp. sieboldii, Camellia japonica.
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Three fresh eggs in a nest on a soom (_Machilus odoratissima_) tree at the edge of the forest bordering the tea.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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