Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Mexican tree introduced into the Philippines. See
kamachiles .
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Examples
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The camanchile had no fragrant flowers; but still its crown was beautifully shaped, for the leaves received as much light as the leaves of the other trees.
Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler
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He flew with it to a branch of a camanchile-tree, where he sat down and began to eat.
Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler
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Once upon a time there grew in a forest a large camanchile-tree [107] with spreading branches.
Filipino Popular Tales Dean Spruill Fansler
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