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Definition of Aleurites fordii
1. Noun. Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil.
Group relationships: Aleurites, Genus Aleurites
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aleurites Fordii
Literary usage of Aleurites fordii
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fatty Foods: Their Practical Examination. A Handbook for the Use of by Edward Richards Bolton, Cecil Revis (1913)
"Appearance.—A pale yellow, almost white, limpid oil. Consistent-11.—Liquid at
ordinary temperatures. Fio. 26.—Fruit of Aleurites fordii (i natural size). ..."
2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"The seeds resemble those of Aleurites fordii, while the leaves resemble those of
Aleurites cordata. The seeds are somewhat larger, however, than those of ..."
3. A Naturalist in Western China, with Vasculum, Camera, and Gun: Being Some by Ernest Henry Wilson, Charles Sprague Sargent (1913)
"The following characteristic plants will serve to illustrate the point : Aleurites
Fordii, Liquidambar formosana, Ligustrum lucidum, ..."
4. Wood and Other Organic Structural Materials by Charles Henry Snow (1917)
"The Tung Oil tree (Aleurites fordii), also known as the Chinese Wood Oil tree,
belongs to the family ..."
5. Tariff Schedules: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of by Oscar Wilder Underwood (1913)
"... country not only soya beans and peanuts, but also sesame seeds, palm kernels,
and China wood oil seed or nuts (Aleurites fordii and Aleurites cordata). ..."
6. Paint Researches and Their Practical Application by Henry Alfred Gardner (1917)
"... a quantity of tung nuts obtained from China and identified by the Bureau of
Plant Industry of the US Department of Agriculture as Aleurites fordii. ..."
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