marking-nut tree

English

the seeds of Semecarpus anacardium

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Etymology

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

Noun

marking-nut tree (plural marking-nut trees)

  1. Any of several species of the genus Semecarpus of trees.
    Synonym: Malacca bean tree

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