| NOUN | plant | Myroxylon, genus Myroxylon | a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers |
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| Meaning | A genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers. | |
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| Synonym | genus Myroxylon | |
| Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
| Members | Peruvian balsam, Myroxylon pereirae, Myroxylon balsamum pereirae | Tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam / balsam |
| tolu tree, tolu balsam tree, Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum | medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork / cabinetwork | |
| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
| Spanish | genus myroxylon, myroxylon | |
| Catalan | genus myroxylon, myroxylon | |
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