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Definition of Millettia
1. Noun. Any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Millettia
Literary usage of Millettia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"... G. millettia, W. and A. This large genus contains about 27 species, about half
of which are trees and the other half large ..."
2. Publications by Bureau of Government Laboratories, Philippines, Department of the Interior (1906)
"millettia merrillii Perkins, Frag. FL Philip. 81. 1904. This species, which reaches a
... Accordingly the following synonyms should be added: millettia ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1891)
"... and the generic term millettia, proposed by me at the suggestion of Mr. Ear!
and, in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for December, 1889, ..."
4. The Indian Forester (1896)
"The millettia is a most useful agent in invading grass areas and paving the way
for the introduction of better species by eliminating the grass, ..."
5. The Indian Forester (1888)
"There is some chance of the bark of millettia being utilized as paper-making
stock, and a possible sale of this material should be borne in mind. ..."
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