Calophyllum

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Calophyllum - genus of tropical evergreen trees genus Calophyllumdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsClusiaceae, family Clusiaceae, family Guttiferae, Guttiferae, St John's wort family - widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timberpoon - any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard woodcalaba, Calophyllum calaba, Santa Maria tree - West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juiceCalophyllum longifolium, Maria - valuable timber tree of PanamaCalophyllum candidissimum, lancewood tree, laurelwood - tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable woodAlexandrian laurel, Calophyllum inophyllum - East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia