'Hymenaea Courbaril' definitions:
Definition of 'Hymenaea courbaril'
(from WordNet)
noun
West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood [syn: courbaril, Hymenaea courbaril]
Definition of 'Hymenaea Courbaril'
From: GCIDE
- Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus Robinia ({Robinia Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus Hymen[ae]a, of which Hymen[ae]a Courbaril is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. [1913 Webster]
- Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia ) Gleditschia triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply honey locust.
- Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia monosperma}), of the Southern United States. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hymenaea Courbaril'
From: GCIDE
- Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a generic name of resins. --Clavigero.] A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America ({Trachylobium Hornemannianum}, Trachylobium verrucosum, and {Hymen[ae]a Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure. [1913 Webster]