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Definition of Cordia gerascanthus
1. Noun. Tropical American timber tree.
Group relationships: Cordia, Genus Cordia
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordia Gerascanthus
Literary usage of Cordia gerascanthus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publication by Field Columbian Museum (1902)
"Cordia gerascanthus, Sw. (non Jacq.). A beautiful tree 10 to 30 feet high, with
a profusion of pinkish-white flowers. Plentiful about Izamal, especially on ..."
2. Timber and Timber Trees, Native and Foreign by Thomas Laslett (1894)
"... and the Cordia gerascanthus of Dominica receives the name. Amyris balsamifera
and others are also so called in the West Indies. ..."
3. Timber and Timber Trees, Native and Foreign by Thomas Laslett (1894)
"... sco- pariat and the Cordia gerascanthus of Dominica receives the name.
Amyris balsamifera and others are also so- called in the West Indies. ..."
4. Timber by James Rae Baterden (1908)
"... (Cordia gerascanthus), grown in Jamaica, is a light, useful timber of a uniform
brown colour with darker zones; used for shingles on roofs and largely ..."
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