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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The halfbeak, Hemiramphus brasiliensis.
  • noun A name in the Philippine Islands of Dipterocarpus vernicifluus, a forest-tree which yields a fragrant resin called balao balsam or malapaho balsam, highly prized by artists as a varnish for pictures. See panao.

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