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• calaba — n. a West Indian tree ({Calophyllum calaba}) having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice. Syn: Santa Maria tree. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• calaba — noun West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice • Syn: ↑Santa Maria tree, ↑Calophyllum calaba • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Calophyllum, ↑genus Calophyllum …   Useful english dictionary

• calaba — antilinis puiklapis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kliuzijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Calophyllum antillanum), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Calophyllum antillanum angl. calaba; galba; Santa Maria tree… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• calaba — /keuh lah beuh/, n. 1. a tree, Calophyllum brasiliense, of the West Indies and Central and South America, having leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers. 2. the reddish wood of this tree. Also called Maria, Santa Maria. [1745 55; < AmerSp] * * …   Universalium

• Calophyllum calaba — calaba calaba n. a West Indian tree ({Calophyllum calaba}) having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice. Syn: Santa Maria tree. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Santa Maria tree — noun West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice • Syn: ↑calaba, ↑Calophyllum calaba • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Calophyllum, ↑genus Calophyllum * …   Useful english dictionary

• Calophyllum calaba — noun West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice • Syn: ↑calaba, ↑Santa Maria tree • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Calophyllum, ↑genus Calophyllum …   Useful english dictionary

• African calabash tree — Calabash Cal a*bash (k[a^]l [.a]*b[a^]sh), n. [Sp. calabaza, or Pg. calaba[,c]a, caba[,c]a (cf. F. Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar , fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.] 1. The common gourd (plant or fruit). [1913 Webster] 2. The fruit… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calabash tree — Calabash Cal a*bash (k[a^]l [.a]*b[a^]sh), n. [Sp. calabaza, or Pg. calaba[,c]a, caba[,c]a (cf. F. Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar , fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.] 1. The common gourd (plant or fruit). [1913 Webster] 2. The fruit… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Santa Maria-tree — antilinis puiklapis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kliuzijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Calophyllum antillanum), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Calophyllum antillanum angl. calaba; galba; Santa Maria tree… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• Calophyllum — noun genus of tropical evergreen trees • Syn: ↑genus Calophyllum • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Guttiferae, ↑family Guttiferae, ↑Clusiaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary