noun
a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers
• Syn: ↑genus Myroxylon
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae
• Member Meronyms:
↑tolu tree, ↑tolu balsam tree, ↑Myroxylon balsamum, ↑Myroxylon toluiferum, ↑Peruvian balsam, ↑Myroxylon pereirae, ↑Myroxylon balsamum pereirae
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\\mīˈräksəˌlän\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of tropical American trees (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves, white papilionaceous flowers, and one-seeded winged pods
Useful english dictionary. 2012.