Wax tree: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Wax tree in English is the name of a plant defined with Ligustrum indicum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phillyrea indica Lour..
2) Wax tree is also identified with Ligustrum lucidum It has the synonym Esquirolia sinensis H. Léveillé (etc.).
3) Wax tree is also identified with Toxicodendron succedaneum It has the synonym Rhus succedanea var. japonica Engl. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1911)
· New Botanist (1985)
· The New Zealand Medical Journal (1995)
· Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (1935)
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Ends with: Chinese wax tree, Japanese wax tree, Sealingwax tree, White wax tree.
Full-text: Japanese wax tree, White wax tree, Chinese wax tree, Amuttal, Amarakolam, Kalliyacinki, Karkatakacinki, Karkkatakacinki, Attiram.
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