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Tolu  n.  A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under Balsam.
Tolu tree (Bot.), a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum), the wood of which is red in the center, and has an aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.





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"Tolu" Quotes from Famous Books



... between the owl and the serpent is noteworthy. It runs as follows:—There were ten brothers, whose names were Sefulu, Iva, Valu, Fitu, Ono, Lima, Fa, Tolu, Lua, and Tasi, and so named from the ten numerals, which in those days began with Sefulu as 1, and ended with Tasi as 10. These ten brothers went to the forest to cut wood for a large canoe. They ...
— Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before • George Turner


Words linked to "Tolu" :   tolu balsam tree, Myroxylon balsamum, balsam of tolu, tolu tree, balsam, Myroxylon toluiferum


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