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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The East Indian tree Acacia tomentosa.
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The _Acacia tomentosa_ is of the same genus, with thorns so large as to be called the "_jungle-nail_" by Europeans.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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