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Definition of Necklace tree
1. Noun. A tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads.
Group relationships: Genus Ormosia, Ormosia
Specialized synonyms: Bead Tree, Jumby Bean, Jumby Tree, Ormosia Monosperma, Jumbie Bead, Jumby Bead, Ormosia Coarctata
Generic synonyms: Tree
Specialized synonyms: Bead Tree, Jumby Bean, Jumby Tree, Ormosia Monosperma, Jumbie Bead, Jumby Bead, Ormosia Coarctata
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Necklace Tree
Literary usage of Necklace tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Jesuits, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1901)
"Bead-tree (Necklace-tree; Ormosia dasycarpa), 64, 28o. Beans, 43. 71, 65, 71,
167; cultivated by aborigines, 1, 21, 85, 3, 165, 2o7, 298, 1s, 153, 31, 195, ..."
2. The Indian Forester (1902)
"It is called the "bead" or "necklace" tree, on account of the seeds being used
for personal adornment. These are very hard and roundish, ..."
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