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tolu

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to=lu

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tolu has 1 sense

tolu(n = noun.plant) balsam of tolu, tolu balsam - aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups; Array

has particulars: balsam of peru

is a kind of balsam

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tolu, n.

A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under Balsam. [1913 Webster]

Tolu tree (Bot.), a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum), the wood of which is red in the center, and has an aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tolu, n. a fragrant brown balsam obtained from either of two South American trees, Myroxylon balsamum or M. toluifera, and used in perfumery and medicine.

Etymology

Santiago de Tolu in Colombia

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