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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers;
[syn: Myroxylon, genus Myroxylon]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Myroxylon \My*rox"y*lon\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. my`ron a sweet juice distilling from a plant + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the different species of which yield balsamic products, among which are balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species were formerly referred to Myrospermum. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Myroxylon n 1: a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers [syn: Myroxylon, genus Myroxylon]