Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name applied in the East Indies to Biancæa Sappan, the sapan-wood of commerce. See
sapan-wood . Also calledbookum and bukkum-wood.
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Examples
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Ir. Eidir; i; eim - nyim, eidirreimnyim; Toirmeaf - gam, bakam.
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I suspect benzuin to be the word intended), together with a plant which he names birci, supposed to be the bakam of the Arabs, or sappan wood of the eastern islands, the seeds of which he carried with him to Venice.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Ir. Nini Uix; ohj, diovail, dolaigu (aisk no roghail, gaillim ar; bakam coirme - afgaim.
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