Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of dicotyledonous trees of the order Aceraceæ (Sapindaceæ), distinguished from the maples by its pinnate leaves.
  • noun A tree of this genus.

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Examples

  • This lane is called Nikadwari lane as in the olden days was lined with plants of Nirgundi or Nikadwari botanical name: vitex negundo These plants are used for fumigation.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Abodh 2009

  • This lane is called Nikadwari lane as in the olden days was lined with plants of Nirgundi or Nikadwari botanical name: vitex negundo These plants are used for fumigation.

    Mumbai Names 4 Abodh 2009

  • On shaded slopes of valleys and river terraces, scrubby aspen (Populus spp.), willow (Salix spp.), cottonwood (Populus sp.), and box-elder (Acer negundo) occur.

    Northern short grasslands 2008

  • Riparian habitats with species such as Terminalia arjuna, Syzygium cumini, Syzygium heyneanum, Salix tetrasperma, Homonoia riparia, and Vitex negundo create moist forest corridors.

    Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests 2008

  • Disturbed areas support shrub vegetation such as hazel (Corylus spp.), Vitex negundo, Ostryopsis davidiana, and Spiraea pubescens.

    Central China loess plateau mixed forests 2008

  • · Grind fresh leaves of Vitex negundo to make a poultice.

    Chapter 12 1994

  • Lagundi Vitex negundo Five-leaves chaste tree (English)

    Chapter 9 1992

  • Apart from that, using harringtonine and indirubin in treating leukemia, using essential oil of Vitex negundo in treating chronic bronchitis, tongmailing in treating scleroderma,

    Chapter 8 1991

  • The negundo, or ash-leaved maple, as it is called in the Eastern States, better known at the West as a box elder, is a tree that is not known as extensively as it deserves.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 Various

  • Common shrubs are the _marwan_ (Vitex negundo, N.O. Verbenaceae), Plumbago Zeylanica (Plumbaginaceae), the _bánsa_ or

    The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894

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