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Definition of Coumarou
1. n. The tree (Dipteryx odorata) which bears the tonka bean; also, the bean itself.
Definition of Coumarou
1. the seed of a tropical tree [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coumarou
Literary usage of Coumarou
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical lexicon by Robley Dunglison (1860)
"DIP'TERIX ODORA'TA, coumarou'na odo ra'ta. The fruit of this large tree of Guiana
ia a pod, inclosing a single seed. ..."
2. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"A camphor-like sweet substance, the cause of perfume in the tonquin-bean of
perfumers, the coumarou of French Guiana, the woodruff, the sweet vernal grass, ..."
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