Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Lecythidaceæ.
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With Ficus species of trees at the core, the islands will have trees like barringtonia to provide safe nesting for the birds and bamboo thickets at the edges to prevent soil erosion.
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