Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous gamopetalous plants of the natural order Rubiaceæ, the madder family, tribe Cinchonccæ, and subtribe Eucinchoneæ.
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I shall mention only the paraguatan, a magnificent species of the macrocnemum, the bark of which yields a red dye; * the guaricamo, with a poisonous root; * the Jacaranda obtusifolia; and the serrape, or jape* of the Salive Indians, which is the Coumarouna of Aublet, so celebrated throughout Terra Firma for its aromatic fruit.
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I shall mention only the paraguatan, a magnificent species of the macrocnemum, the bark of which yields a red dye; * (*
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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