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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The popular name of plants of the genus Staphylea, natural order Sapindaceæ, given on account of their inflated fruit-capsule.
- noun A name sometimes given to the pistachio, Pistacia vera.
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Of the first the buckeye (_Æsculus_) (Fig. 108, _J_) and the bladder-nut (_Staphylea_) (Fig. 108, _G_) are the commonest native genera, while the horsechestnut (_Æsculus hippocastanum_) is everywhere planted.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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