dryobalanops

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dryobalanops - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dryobalanops \Dry`o*bal"a*nops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. dry^s oak +
     ba`lanos acorn + 'o`psis appearance. The fruit remotely
     resembles an acorn in its cup.] (Bot.)
     The genus to which belongs the single species Dryobalanops Camphora
     , a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra,
     yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil.
     [1913 Webster]