Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of trees of the family Cæsalpiniaceæ, with even-pinnate leaves and terminal racemes, or raceme-like panicles of small flowers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
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By late afternoon they were traveling through the brachystegia woodland broken by fantastically shaped kopjes.
Hollywood Husband Contract Wife Porter, Jane 2006
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