Definition of Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

1. Noun. East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes.

Exact synonyms: Shingle Tree
Group relationships: Acrocarpus, Genus Acrocarpus
Generic synonyms: Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrocarpus Fraxinifolius

Acragas
Acrasiomycetes
Acre
Acre antshrike
Acre antshrikes
Acrel's ganglion
Acrididae
Acridotheres
Acridotheres tristis
Acrilan
Acris
Acris crepitans
Acris gryllus
Acrobates
Acrocarpus
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Acrocephalus
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Acroceraunian
Acroclinium
Acroclinium roseum
Acrocomia
Acrocomia aculeata
Acrocomia vinifera
Acropolis
Acropolitan
Acropora
Acrostichum
Acrostichum aureum
Acroá

Literary usage of Acrocarpus fraxinifolius

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

1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"The shingle tree (acrocarpus fraxinifolius) grows to a great size, several trees measuring upwards of 20 feet in girth at six feet from the base. ..."

2. The Useful Plants of India: With Notices of Their Chief Value in Commerce by Heber Drury (1873)
"They are also used for tanning leather and perfuming various substances.—Ainslie. (19) acrocarpus fraxinifolius (Wight). N. 0. ..."

3. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Major Beddome considers this to be acrocarpus fraxinifolius.) SHORE A, Species. Nyaung-lan. Bl'BM. ..."

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