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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An apocynaceous genus of small trees, consisting of four maritime species of Madagascar, tropical Asia, and the Pacific.
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A genus nearly allied to the cerbera* is employed in India for the same purpose.
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A genus nearly allied to the cerbera* (* Ophioxylon serpentinum.) is employed in India for the same purpose.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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