'Melanorrhoea' definitions:

Definition of 'Melanorrhoea'

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  • Melanorrhoea \Mel`a*nor*rhoe"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black + ? to flow.] (Bot.) An East Indian genus of large trees. {Melanorrh[oe]a usitatissima} is the lignum-vitae of Pegu (in Burma), and yields a valuable black varnish. [1913 Webster]

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