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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The Diospyros Embryopteris of the East Indies, a species of persimmon, the heart-wood of which forms some of the ebony of commerce.

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  • The large fruit contains a viscid pulp which is used as gum in bookbinding, and in place of tar for covering the seams of boats.

    January 7, 2013