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‖ calaba|ˈkæləbə|
[A South American name.]
A tropical evergreen tree (Calophyllum Calaba) growing in Brazil and the West Indies, from the seeds of which a lamp-oil is obtained; it also yields calaba-balsam, or -resin.
1753in Chambers Cycl. Suppl. s.v. 1866Treas. Bot. 201/1 This tree is called Calaba in the West Indies. |