tolu tree

2 definitions found

tolu tree - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tolu \To*lu"\, n.
     A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from
     Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under
     Balsam.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Tolu tree (Bot.), a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum),
        the wood of which is red in the center, and has an
        aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.
        [1913 Webster]

tolu tree - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tolu tree
      n 1: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam
           and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and
           cabinetwork [syn: tolu tree, tolu balsam tree,
           Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum]