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Definition of Mountain ebony
1. Noun. Small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood.
Group relationships: Bauhinia, Genus Bauhinia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mountain Ebony
Literary usage of Mountain ebony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Small-flower'd mountain ebony. Nat. of the East Indies. Introd. 1808, by William
Roxburgh, MD ft. ..."
2. Hortus Kewensis: Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1789)
"Dwarf Mountain, Ebony. Nat. of the Weft Indies. Cult, before 1742, by Robert
James Lord Petre. Fl . June September. S. 1? ..."
3. A Dictionary of Sanscrit and English, Designed for the Use of Private by William Yates (1846)
"0^0 1 »W. mountain ebony. î. m. A goldmine. Oft) 3/. Asparagus. 0*Ti) 1. m. Ebony.
... (ft:) 2./. Treaty of friendship on equal terms. :)lm mountain ebony. ..."
4. A Dictionary, Hindustani & English: Accompanied by a Reversed Dictionary by Duncan Forbes (1858)
"... m. mountain ebony (Bauhinia ... m. mountain ebony. *. kadal, mf ] the plantain
or ti^AS 4<c! ..."
5. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Small-flower'd mountain ebony. Nat. of the East Indies. Introd. 1808, by William
Roxburgh, MD ft. ..."
6. Hortus Kewensis: Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1789)
"Dwarf Mountain, Ebony. Nat. of the Weft Indies. Cult, before 1742, by Robert
James Lord Petre. Fl . June September. S. 1? ..."
7. A Dictionary of Sanscrit and English, Designed for the Use of Private by William Yates (1846)
"0^0 1 »W. mountain ebony. î. m. A goldmine. Oft) 3/. Asparagus. 0*Ti) 1. m. Ebony.
... (ft:) 2./. Treaty of friendship on equal terms. :)lm mountain ebony. ..."
8. A Dictionary, Hindustani & English: Accompanied by a Reversed Dictionary by Duncan Forbes (1858)
"... m. mountain ebony (Bauhinia ... m. mountain ebony. *. kadal, mf ] the plantain
or ti^AS 4<c! ..."
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