monkey-face tree

noun

Any tree of species Mallotus philippensis (syn. Rottlera tinctoria), of tropical India.

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kamala tree
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Meanings

nounmonkey-face tree (plural monkey-face trees)

plural monkey-face trees

  1. Any tree of species Mallotus philippensis (syn. Rottlera tinctoria), of tropical India.
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    Kamela, or, as it is sometimes termed in India, kinbil, is a powdery substance, obtained from the exterior of the fruit of the Mallotus Philippinensis, or monkey-face tree, a small evergreen species found all over tropical India, the bark of which, it may be mentioned, possesses useful tanning properties.

    1895, “Board of Trade Journal of Tariff and Trade Notices and Miscellaneous Commercial Information”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 19, H.M. Stationery Office

    Synonyms: kamala tree

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny tree of species Mallotus philippensis (syn. Rottlera tinctoria), of tropical India.

Similar
kamala tree

Origin

  1. Tamil[script needed]
  2. Englishmonkey-face tree

Calque of Tamil [script needed] (corunga munji marum)

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