Definition of Acrocarpus

1. Noun. Small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia.

Exact synonyms: Genus Acrocarpus
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Caesalpinioideae, Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Member holonyms: Acrocarpus Fraxinifolius, Shingle Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrocarpus

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Acragas
Acrasiomycetes
Acre
Acre antshrike
Acre antshrikes
Acrel's ganglion
Acrididae
Acridotheres
Acridotheres tristis
Acrilan
Acris
Acris crepitans
Acris gryllus
Acrobates
Acrocarpus
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Acrocephalus
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Acroceraunian
Acroclinium
Acroclinium roseum
Acrocomia
Acrocomia aculeata
Acrocomia vinifera
Acropolis
Acropolitan
Acropora
Acrostichum
Acrostichum aureum

Literary usage of Acrocarpus

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

1. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"... and acrocarpus, but even these have a narrow pale ring. In all, the pores are usually scanty and generally rather large. The following is a tentative ..."

2. The Useful Plants of India: With Notices of Their Chief Value in Commerce by Heber Drury (1873)
"... acrocarpus—ADANSONIA. MEDICAL USES. — An aromatic bitter principle exists in the rhizomes, for which reason they are regarded as useful additions to ..."

3. Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten by Adolf Engler, Robert Knuds Friedrich Pilger, Kurt Krause, Karl Anton Eugen Prantl (1902)
"Bei acrocarpus Schenk 4867 ist in den Naturi. Pflanzenfam. ... acrocarpus sagt Schenk im Text, ... Dieser Autor rechnet den 1. c. als acrocarpus ..."

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