Definition of Hymenaea

1. Noun. Genus of tropical American timber trees.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Hymenaea

Hylactophryne augusti
Hylidae
Hyllus
Hylobates lar
Hylobates syndactylus
Hylocereus
Hylocichla
Hylocichla fuscescens
Hylocichla guttata
Hylocichla mustelina
Hylophylax
Hylophylax naevioides
Hyman George Rickover
Hyman Rickover
Hymenaea (current term)
Hymenaea courbaril
Hymenanthera
Hymenogastrales
Hymenolepididae
Hymenolepis diminuta
Hymenolepis lanceolata
Hymenolepis nana
Hymenolepis nana fraterna
Hymenophyllaceae
Hymenophyllum
Hymenoxys acaulis
Hymenoxys grandiflora
Hymiskviða
Hyndluljóð

Literary usage of Hymenaea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes on the Manufacture of Pottery Among Savage Races by Charles Frederick Hartt (1873)
"A similar resin, said to be the product of the same species of Hymenaea is used to varnish ... Sub voce Hymenaea. (3) Humboldt. Personal Narrative. Val. ..."

2. The Student, and Intellectual Observer (1869)
"What is known in commerce as Brazilian copal is probably produced by species of Hymenaea. Dr. Daniell, who resided some time in West Africa, ..."

3. Naval Stores: History, Production, Distribution and Consumption by Thomas Gamble (1921)
"The material is a fossilized resin produced by certain varieties of what is known as the East African copal tree, such as Hymenaea Verrucosa and Hymenaea ..."

4. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"See Hymenaea courbaril. This variety is described as a very beautiful tree, large and robust, reaching 90 feet (27 meters) in height and with a straight ..."

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