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Definition of Indian beech
1. Noun. Evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Beech
Literary usage of Indian beech
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ad Orientem by Aug Daniel Frederickson (1889)
"... becomes a valuable manure for the coffee gardens, also used as food given to
milch cows, viz. :— The indian beech (Pongamia ..."
2. Mysore: A Gazetteer Compiled for Government by Benjamin Lewis Rice (1897)
"indian beech ... ... Honge Wood tough and light, weighing about 40 Ibs. per cubic
foot, white when cut but turning yellow on exposure, coarse-grained, ..."
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