vegetable-tallow tree
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Vegetable tallow — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tallow tree — noun 1. : chinese tallow tree 2. : candlenut 2 * * * a small tree, Sapium sebiferum, of the spurge family, cultivated in China and the tropics, having popcorn shaped seeds with a waxy coating that is used for soap, candles, and oil. [1695 1705] * … Useful english dictionary
tallow tree — a small tree, Sapium sebiferum, of the spurge family, cultivated in China and the tropics, having popcorn shaped seeds with a waxy coating that is used for soap, candles, and oil. [1695 1705] * * * ▪ Sapium sebiferum (Sapium sebiferum), small… … Universalium
tallow tree — noun a tree with fatty seeds from which vegetable tallow or other oils are extracted. [Sapium sebiferum (E. Asia) and other species.] … English new terms dictionary
american vegetable-tallow tree — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : wax myrtle … Useful english dictionary
chinese tallow tree — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : an Asiatic tree (Sapium sebiferum or Stillingia sebifera) that yields a hard wood used for engraving and from its seeds a drying oil and vegetable tallow called also stillingia; see chinese tallow … Useful english dictionary
Vegetable — Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to quicken, arouse … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vegetable alkali — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vegetable brimstone — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vegetable butter — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
