- Type of apple - Type ot apple - An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not grafted;
a seedling apple. - A name given to apples of several different kinds, as
Newtown pippin, summer pippin, fall pippin, golden pippin.
- The nut of an Australian tree (Macadamia ternifolia).
It is about an inch in diameter, and contains a single round edible
seed, or sometimes two hemispherical seeds. So called from Queensland
in Australia.
- Begin to grow - Germinate - Grow suddenly - Out replacing last half of spring growth - Prior to rout, starting price shows sudden growth - Put forth shoots - Shoot Proust in error
- The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica, a tree which abounds on
the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed
the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The
seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons.
- The wood of the oriental Caesalpinia Sapan; -- so called
before the discovery of America. - A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from
Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing.
The best is the heartwood of Caesalpinia echinata, a leguminous tree;
but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the
timber of C. Braziliensis and C. crista. This is often distinguished as
Braziletto , but the better kind is also frequently so named.