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Found 4 hits - Term: chrysobalanus icaco, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
icaco \icaco\ n.
   1. a small tropical american tree chrysobalanus icaco
      bearing edible plumlike fruit.

   syn: coco plum, coco plum tree, cocoa plum, chrysobalanus
        icaco.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. a plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for
      preserves.

   syn: cocoa plum, coco plum.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
chrysobalanus icaco chrysobalanus icaco 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
incense \in"cense\, n. oe. encens, f. encens, l. incensum, fr.
   incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. see incense to
   inflame.
   1913 webster
   1. the perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when
      burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to
      some deity.
      1913 webster

            a thick cloud of incense went up.     --ezek. viii.
                                                  11.
      1913 webster

   2. the materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume
      when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
      1913 webster

            nadab and abihu, the sons of aaron, took either of
            them his censer, and put fire therein, and put
            incense thereon.                      --lev. x. 1.
      1913 webster

   3. also used figuratively.
      1913 webster

            or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
            with incense kindled at the muse's flame. --gray.
      1913 webster

   incense tree, the name of several balsamic trees of the
      genus bursera or icica mostly tropical american. the
      gum resin is used for incense. in jamaica the
      chrysobalanus icaco, a tree related to the plums, is
      called incense tree.

   incense wood, the fragrant wood of the tropical american
      tree bursera heptaphylla.
      1913 webster
see also:
incense incense tree bursera icica chrysobalanus icaco incense wood 
bursera heptaphylla 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
nectarine \nec`tarine"\ ne^k`t~er=en", n. cf. f.
   nectarine. see nectar. bot.
   a smooth-skinned variety of peach.
   1913 webster

   spanish nectarine, the plumlike fruit of the west indian
      tree chrysobalanus icaco; -- also called cocoa plum.
      it is made into a sweet conserve which is largely exported
      from cuba.
      1913 webster
see also:
nectar spanish nectarine chrysobalanus icaco cocoa plum 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
chrysobalanus icaco
     n : small tropical american tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
         syn: coco plum, coco plum tree, cocoa plum, icaco
see also:
coco plum coco plum tree cocoa plum icaco 

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