资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tolu \To*lu"\, 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.
资料来源 : WordNet®
tolu tree
n : medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and
a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and
cabinetwork [syn: {tolu balsam tree}, {Myroxylon balsamum},
{Myroxylon toluiferum}]