wood which yields it

  • 111Coccus cacti — Cochineal Coch i*neal (k[o^]ch [i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed …

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  • 112Cochineal — Coch i*neal (k[o^]ch [i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed to be the …

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  • 113Fustet — Fus tet, n. [F. fustet (cf. Sp. & Pg. fustete), LL. fustetus, fr. L. fustis stick, in LL., tree, See {1st Fust}, and cf. {Fustic}.] The wood of the {Rhus Cotinus} or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color,… …

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  • 114green heart — bebeeru e*bee ru (b[ e]*b[=e] r[udd]), n. [Written also {bibiru}.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree ({Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as {green heart}.… …

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  • 115Nectandra Rodioei — bebeeru e*bee ru (b[ e]*b[=e] r[udd]), n. [Written also {bibiru}.] [Native name.] (Bot.) A tropical South American tree ({Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}), the bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of which is known as {green heart}.… …

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  • 116Opuntia cochinellifera — Cochineal Coch i*neal (k[o^]ch [i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed …

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  • 117Quercus coccifera — Cochineal Coch i*neal (k[o^]ch [i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed …

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  • 118Rhus Cotinus — Fustet Fus tet, n. [F. fustet (cf. Sp. & Pg. fustete), LL. fustetus, fr. L. fustis stick, in LL., tree, See {1st Fust}, and cf. {Fustic}.] The wood of the {Rhus Cotinus} or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange… …

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  • 119birch — noun 1》 a slender hardy tree with thin, peeling, silver grey or white bark, which yields a hard pale wood. [Betula pendula (silver birch) and related species.] 2》 (the birch) chiefly historical a formal punishment in which a person is flogged… …

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  • 120lancewood — /ˈlænswʊd / (say lanswood), /ˈlans / (say lahns ) noun 1. the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, as Harpullia pendula and Albizia basaltica. 2. a tree which yields it. 3. NZ a tree, Pseudopanax crassifolium, an immature form of which… …