Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gamopetalous shrubs or trees, type of the order Salvadoraceæ.
- noun In herpetology, a genus of Colubrinæ, having the posterior maxillary teeth not abruptly longer than the preceding ones, a transversely expanded rostral plate with free lateral borders, several preocular plates, smooth scales, and double subcaudal scutes. S. grahamiæ is found in the United States.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China
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Vegetation is more abundant, and masses of arack-trees (salvadora), supposed to be the mustard-tree of the Bible, grow here, the wood of which is much esteemed for cleaning the teeth.
Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
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Few van (salvadora) trees _ at the verge of extinction are also found in this part of the country.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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