Definition of Sarcocephalus esculentus

1. Noun. A stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa.

Exact synonyms: Negro Peach, Sarcocephalus Latifolius
Group relationships: Genus Sarcocephalus, Sarcocephalus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcocephalus Esculentus

Sarasvati
Saraswati
Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga chip
Saratoga spittlebug
Saratov
Sarawak
Sarawakian
Sarazen
Sarcee
Sarcobatus
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Sarcocephalus
Sarcocephalus diderrichii
Sarcocephalus esculentus
Sarcocephalus latifolius
Sarcochilus
Sarcochilus falcatus
Sarcocystis bovihominis
Sarcocystis fusiformis
Sarcocystis hominis
Sarcocystis lindemanni
Sarcocystis miescheriana
Sarcocystis suihominis
Sarcocystis tenella
Sarcodes
Sarcodes sanguinea
Sarcophaga carnaria
Sarcophilus

Literary usage of Sarcocephalus esculentus

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

1. American Druggist (1885)
"... which is obtained from the bark of the sarcocephalus esculentus, possesses far more powerfully febrifuge and sedative properties than berberine or ..."

2. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"... fig (sarcocephalus esculentus), — jaune, cinchona, yellow cinchona bark. — rouge, red cinchona, red cinchona bark. quintal, m. quintal, hundredweight, ..."

3. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"sarcocephalus esculentus. PEACH-BLISTER, An affection to which peach-leaves are subject, the leaves becoming ..."

4. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"... (Gempa Americana) of South America, the Native Peach (sarcocephalus esculentus) of Sierra Leone, ..."

5. Liberia by Harry Hamilton Johnston, Otto Stapf (1906)
"E sarcocephalus esculentus, Afz.: a tree or climbing shrub with elliptic thinly coriaceous leaves, 2—8 in. by i—4 in. ..."

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