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MYROXYLON
My
*rox "y *lon, n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
(
Bot.
)
Defn: A
genus
of
leguminous
trees
of
tropical
America,
the
different
species
of
which
yield
balsamic
products,
among
which
are
balsam
of
Peru,
and
balsam
of
Tolu.
The
species
were
formerly
referred
to
Myrospermum.