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lignumvitae
Science; General science
A tree, Guaiacum sanctum , also known as holywood lignumvitae, which is cultivated to some extent in southern California and tropical Florida. Lignumvitae is native in the ...
tulip tree
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A tree, Liriodendron tulipifera , also known in forestry as yellow poplar, belonging to the magnolia family, Magnoliaceae. One of the largest and most valuable hardwoods of ...
pistachio
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A tree, Pistacia vera , of the Anacardiaceae family. It is native to central Asia and has been grown for its edible nuts throughout recorded history in Iran, Afghanistan, and ...
avocado
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A tropical and subtropical fruit tree, Persea americana , in the Lauraceae family (containing also the laurel of antiquity and the trees that yield commercial cinnamon and ...
hurricane
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A tropical cyclone whose maximum sustained winds reach or exceed a threshold of 74 mi/h (119 km/h). In the western North Pacific Ocean it is known as a typhoon. Many tropical ...
coffee
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A tropical evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Coffea (Rubiaceae), a native of northeast Africa and adjacent southwest Asia. The beverage known as coffee is made by the ...
citronella
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A tropical grass, Cymbopogon nardus, from the leaves of which oil of citronella is distilled. This essential oil is pale yellow, inexpensive, and much used in cheap perfumes ...
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