‖Mel′a‐nor‐rhœ″a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μέλασ, -ανοσ, black + � to flow.] (Bot.) An East Indian genus of large trees. Melanorrhœa usitatissima is the lignum-vitæ of Pegu, and yields a valuable black varnish.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.