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Meaning of monkey-face tree | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any tree of species Mallotus philippensis (syn. Rottlera tinctoria), of tropical India.

Examples

“Kamela, or, as it is sometimes termed in India, kinbil, is a powdery substance, obtained from the exterior of the fruit of the Mallotus Philippinensis, or monkey-face tree, a small evergreen species found all over tropical India, the bark of which, it may be mentioned, possesses useful tanning properties.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

monkey-faced owl monkey-house monkey-no-climb monkey-patch monkey-puzzle monkey-speak