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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A mother-of-pearl shell found about the Philippine Islands and in adjacent waters.
  • noun In Kamerun, the fruit of Buchholzia coriacea, a shrub of the caper family. It is green in color, about the size of a walnut, and is used as a medicine for colds.

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