Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tree of the genus Cordia; also, its plum-like fruit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees (
Cordia Myxa , andCordia latifolia ), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases.
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- noun botany The
mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees (Cordia myxa and Cordia latifolia), sometimes usedmedicinally inpectoral diseases . - noun botany, West Indies The similar fruit of Cordia sebestana.
Etymologies
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Arabic word for the tree.
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