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Medical Definition of Balanites aegyptiaca
1. A genus of trees growing in the Near East, whose berries contain an active principle that is deadly to mollusks, miracidia, cercariae, tadpoles, and fish and that is used as a prophylactic against schistosomiasis by adding it to drinking water. Origin: L. Balanos, acorn (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balanites Aegyptiaca
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