galactodendron utile

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galactodendron utile - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cow tree \Cow" tree`\ (kou" tr?`). [Cf. SP. palo de vaca.]
     (Bot.)
     A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron)
     of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing
     fluid, resembling milk.
     [1913 Webster]