Meaning of tallowwood | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus microcorys, whose wood has a greasy feel when cut
   uncountable, usually
2. Ximenia americana, a tree of the tropics bearing cherished fruits.
   uncountable, usually
3. The tropical fruit-tree genus Ximenia.
   broadly, uncommon, uncountable, usually

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“The Tallowwood family numbers about 27 genera and nearly 150 species of trees, shrubs and lianas scattered throughout the tropical forests of the world. […] The tallowwoods Ximenia L. These are a small genus comprising five species of widely distributed tropical trees and shrubs. One of them, X. americana L., extends northward into southern Florida. Tallowwood hog-plum Ximenia americana L.”

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