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Word: leucaena (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1966-1966
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...skeptical surgeon was backed up by Houston Botanist Robert Vines in a terse explanation. "Sam Morse's tree," he said, "is simply an ordinary Leucaena pulverulenta, better known as an Acacia, a Lead-tree or a Great Lead-tree. When the bark ruptures on this kind of tree, the pressure inside the tree's vessels forces its abundant supply of sap to run through the opening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Botany: The Crying Tree | 9/16/1966 | See Source »

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