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monkey-face trees

monkey-face trees is the plural of monkey-face tree.

Meaning of monkey-face tree

Noun

monkey-face tree (plural monkey-face trees)

  1. Any tree of species Mallotus philippensis (syn. Rottlera tinctoria), of tropical India.
    • Kamela, or, as it is sometimes termed in India, kinbil, is a powdery substance, obtained from the exterior of the fruit of the Mallotus Philippinensis, or monkey-face tree, a small evergreen species found all over tropical India, the bark of which, it may be mentioned, possesses useful tanning...1895, “Board of Trade Journal of Tariff and Trade Notices and Miscellaneous Commercial Information”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 19, H.M. Stationery Office
    Synonyms:
    kamala tree

Questions about monkey-face trees

What is monkey-face trees the plural of?
Monkey-face trees is the plural of monkey-face tree.

Words near monkey-face trees in the dictionary

  1. monkey-ear tree
  2. monkey-ear trees
  3. monkey-eating eagle
  4. monkey-eating eagles
  5. monkey-face tree
  6. monkey-face trees
  7. monkey-faced owl
  8. monkey-faced owls
  9. monkey-flower
  10. monkey-flowers
  11. monkey-house

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