FERONIA ELEPHANTUM
\fəɹˈə͡ʊni͡əɹ ˈɛlɪfˌantəm], \fəɹˈəʊniəɹ ˈɛlɪfˌantəm], \f_ə_ɹ_ˈəʊ_n_iə_ɹ ˈɛ_l_ɪ_f_ˌa_n_t_ə_m]\
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(from the goddess Feronia.) A tree of India, Order Aurantiaceae, which yields a gum closely resembling Gum Arabic. Dr. Pereira thinks it not improbable, that a part of the East India gum taken to England may be the produce of this tree. The leaves are aromatic, of an odour resembling anise, and are used as a carminative.
By Robley Dunglison
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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