Balanites AEgyptiaca

Balanites AEgyptiaca
Zachun a*chun", n. (Bot.) An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny tree ({Balanites [AE]gyptiaca}), and sold to piligrims for a healing ointment. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [1913 Webster]

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  • BALANITES AEGYPTIACA DELILE - БАЛАНИТЕС ЕГИПЕТСКИЙ — см. 502. Кустарник. В. aegyptiaca Delile Б. египетский Fl. Egypte (1813) 221, f. Engler (1931) 180, f. Dalziel (1937) 309. Watt, Breyer (1962) 1062. М е с т н. н а з в. Англ. soap berry tree, thorn tree, desert date. Р а с п р. Афр. пустыни,… …   Справочник растений

  • Balanites aegyptiaca — ID 9373 Symbol Key BAAE Common Name desert date Family Zygophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Balanites AEgyptiaca — Bito Bi to, n., Bito tree Bi to tree . [Etym. uncertain.] (Bot.) A small scrubby tree ({Balanites [AE]gyptiaca}) growing in dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia. [1913 Webster] Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Balanites aegyptiaca — A genus of trees growing in the Near East, whose berries contain an active principle that is deadly to mollusks, miracidia, cercariae, tadpoles, and fish and that is used as a prophylactic against schistosomiasis by adding it to drinking water.… …   Medical dictionary

  • Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile — Symbol BAAE Common Name desert date Botanical Family Zygophyllaceae …   Scientific plant list

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