HyperDic: andira_inermis

English > 1 sense of the expression Andira inermis:
NOUNplantAndira inermis, cabbage bark, cabbage-bark tree, cabbage treetree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood
English > Andira inermis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic.
Synonymscabbage bark, cabbage-bark tree, cabbage tree
Member ofAndira, genus Andirasmall genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa
Broaderangelim, andelminAny of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira

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