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Definition of Acrocarpus
1. Noun. Small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Caesalpinioideae, Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Member holonyms: Acrocarpus Fraxinifolius, Shingle Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrocarpus
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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