Cal-mex
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- Calaba
a tree, Calophyllum brasiliense, of the West Indies and Central and South America, having leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers. the reddish wood of this tree. Historical Examples The Darrow Enigma Melvin L. Severy
- Calabar
a river in SE Nigeria. About 70 miles (113 km) long. a seaport near the mouth of this river. Historical Examples The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Thomas Clarkson Heroines of Service Mary Rosetta Parkman Stanley in Africa James P. Boyd West African studies Mary Henrietta Kingsley The History of the […]
- Calabar-bean
the violently poisonous seed of an African climbing plant, Physostigma venenosum, of the legume family, the active principle of which is physostigmine. noun the dark brown very poisonous seed of a leguminous woody climbing plant, Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, used as a source of the drug physostigmine
- Calabash
any of various gourds, especially the bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria. a tropical American tree, Crescentia cujete, of the bignonia family, bearing large, gourdlike fruit. any of several other plants having gourdlike fruit. the fruit of any of these plants. the dried, hollowed-out shell of any of these fruits, used as a container or utensil. a […]
- Calabaza
a calabash. Historical Examples The History of Cuba, vol. 5 Willis Fletcher Johnson Reports on the Maya Indians of Yucatan Santiago Mendez noun Word Origin Usage Note