'Coccoloba uvifera' definitions:

Definition of 'Coccoloba uvifera'

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  • Kino \Ki"no\, n. The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous tree, the Pterocarpus Marsupium. Other sources are the African Pterocarpus erinaceus, the tropical American sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera), and several Australian Eucalypti. See Botany bay kino, under Botany bay, Gum butea, under Gum, and Eucalyptus. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Coccoloba uvifera'

From: GCIDE
  • Sea grape \Sea" grape`\
  • 1. (Bot.) (a) The gulf weed. See under Gulf. (b) A shrubby plant (Coccoloba uvifera) growing on the sandy shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling the grapevine. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. pl. (Zool.) The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid (Loligo). [1913 Webster]