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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of polypetalous trees, of the order Simarubaceæ and tribe Picramnieæ, characterized by the solitary pistillate and amentaceous staminate flowers, the ovary with two pendulous ovules in each of the two cells, and the fruit a one-celled one-seeded drupe.

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