Humirium

Humirium
Redwood Red"wood` (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See {Sequoia}. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus}, {C[ae]salpinia Sappan}, and several other trees. [1913 Webster]

Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides}; that of some parts of tropical America, several species of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of {Humirium}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Humiria —   Humiria …   Wikipedia Español

  • Caesalpinia Sappan — Redwood Red wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See {Sequoia}. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Erythoxylum — Redwood Red wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See {Sequoia}. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Humiri — Hu*mi ri, n. [From native name.] (Bot.) A fragrant balsam obtained from Brazilian trees of the genus {Humirium}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pterocarpus dalbergioides — Redwood Red wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See {Sequoia}. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pterocarpus santalinus — Redwood Red wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See {Sequoia}. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Redwood — Red wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See {Sequoia}. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus}, {C[ae]salpinia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sequoia sempervirens — Redwood Red wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See {Sequoia}. (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus santalinus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Humiriaceae — Vantanea guianensis, Illustration. Systematik Eudikotyledonen Kerneudikotyledonen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Humiriaceen — (Bot.), Familie der Hesperides (Orangengewächse), Bäume, Bäumchen od. Sträucher, mit balsamischem Safte, abwechselnden, einfachen, lederartigen, glänzenden, fiedernervigen, ganzrandigen, zuweilen gekerbt, oft mit Drüsenpunkten gerandet, Blüthen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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