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Definition of Pimenta acris

1. Noun. West Indian tree; source of bay rum.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pimenta Acris

Literary usage of Pimenta acris

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

1. The Chemistry of Essential Oils and Artificial Perfumes by Ernest John Parry (1908)
"This oil is the product of distillation of the leaves of Pimenta acris (Eugenia acris) and probably other closely allied species, plants flourishing in the ..."

2. Pharmaceutical and Food Analysis: A Manual of Standard Methods for the by Azor Thurston (1922)
"... G. A volatile oil distilled from the leaves of Pimenta acris (Swartz) Wight (Fam. Myrtaceae). NF Pimenta acris is indigenous to the West Indies. ..."

3. Odorographia: A Natural History of Raw Materials and Drugs Used in the by John Charles Sawer (1894)
"Recent opinion is in favour of these Bay-leaves being derived from Eugenia acris, Wight and Arnott (Pimenta acris Wight Illusi. Indian Bot. ii. p. 16). ..."

4. Annual Report by Guam Agricultural Experiment Station (1918)
"BAY TEEE (Pimenta acris). This plant has been introduced only recently by the station but the leaves are already being manufactured into bay-rum in ..."

5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Oil of myrica is obtained from the leaves of Pimenta acris of the West Indies, and is used in making bay ruin. ..."

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