marking-nut tree

English

the seeds of Semecarpus anacardium

Alternative forms

• marking nut tree

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

Derived terms

• Indian marking-nut tree
• Malabar marking-nut tree

Translations

species of the genus Semecarpus

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can

References

• Semecarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Semecarpus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Semecarpus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons