ivory tree

noun

Wrightia tinctoria, a flowering plant with hard white wood resembling ivory.

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Meanings

nounivory tree (plural ivory trees)

plural ivory trees

  1. Wrightia tinctoria, a flowering plant with hard white wood resembling ivory.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea

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conessikurchikurcheeHolarrhena pubescensHolarrhena antidysenterica
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Chicago

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