coccoloba uvifera

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coccoloba uvifera - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sea grape \Sea" grape`\
     1. (Bot.)
        (a) The gulf weed. See under Gulf.
        (b) A shrubby plant (Coccoloba uvifera) growing on the
            sandy shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling
            the grapevine.
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     2. pl. (Zool.) The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a
        squid (Loligo).
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  Kino \Ki"no\, n.
     The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in
     tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.
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     Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous
           tree, the Pterocarpus Marsupium. Other sources are
           the African Pterocarpus erinaceus, the tropical
           American sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera), and several
           Australian Eucalypti. See Botany bay kino, under
           Botany bay, Gum butea, under Gum, and
           Eucalyptus.
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