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ˈcedron
a. A small tree of New Granada (Simaba Cedron, family Simarubaceæ).
b. The fruit of this tree. Also attrib.
1859Marcy Prairie Trav. iv. 131 Cedron..is a nut that grows on the Isthmus of Panama..said to be an infallible antidote to serpent-bites. 1866Treas. Bot. 1059 The Cedron of commerce which looks like a blanched almond, but is larger, is the kernel of this fruit. 1882Syd. Soc. Lex., Cedron seeds..are employed as a remedy for the bites of serpents, for hydrophobia, and for intermittent fevers. |