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Definition: ELCAJA

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An Arabian tree (Trichilia emetica). The fruit, which is emetic, is sometimes employed in the composition of an ointment for the cure of the itch.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Elcaja" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Elcaja \El*ca"ja\, noun. [from Arabic expression]. (references)

Definition: ELCAJA

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An Arabian tree (Trichilia emetica). The fruit, which is emetic, is sometimes employed in the composition of an ointment for the cure of the itch.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ELCAJA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Elcaja \El*ca"ja\, noun. [from Arabic expression]. (references)