Gray wood: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Gray wood in North America is the name of a plant defined with Amelanchier alnifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aronia alnifolia Nutt. (among others).
2) Gray wood is also identified with alnifolia.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A Flora of North America (1940)
· Can. J. Anim. Sci., (1981)
· The Genera of North American Plants (1818)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1975)
· J. Range Manage., (1980)
· Uses of Plants by the Indians (1991)
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Partial matches: Wood.
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