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Andira inermis

DEFINITIONS OF: Andira inermis

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n tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic

Synonyms:
cabbage bark, cabbage tree, cabbage-bark tree
Type of:
andelmin, angelim
any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira
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