English Explanatory Dictionary

marking-nut tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several species of the genus Semecarpus of trees.

Word forms

marking-nut tree marking-nut trees marking nut tree

Etymology

The juice of the nuts is used as an ink to mark textiles.

Derived words

Indian marking-nut tree Malabar marking-nut tree

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