Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gamopetalous plants, of the order Boraginaceæ and tribe Heliotropieæ.
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There was likewise the _callophyllum, suriana, guettarda_, a species of _tournefortia_, and
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_tournefortia_, which they call _Taheinoo_; another of the _convolvulus poluce_, which they call _Eurhe_; the _solanum centifolium_, which they call _Ebooa_; the _calophyllum mophylum_, which they call _Tamannu_; the
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 Robert Kerr 1784
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