'Tolu tree' definitions:
Definition of 'tolu tree'
(from WordNet)
noun
Medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork [syn: tolu tree, tolu balsam tree, Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum]
Definition of 'Tolu tree'
From: GCIDE
- Tolu \To*lu"\, n. A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under Balsam. [1913 Webster]
- Tolu tree (Bot.), a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum), the wood of which is red in the center, and has an aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu. [1913 Webster]