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from The Century Dictionary.

noun A tree of the gamboge family, Mesua ferrea. See Mesua and nagkassar. Also called Indian rosechestnut.

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The walls of the room were of rose-chestnut, and over an openwork trellis, a luxuriant broadleaved ivy twined around the whole room.

Memories A Story of German Love 1861
All the tables and chairs were of carved rose-chestnut.

Memories A Story of German Love 1861

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