marking-nut tree

English

seeds of Semecarpus anacardium

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 genus Semecarpus of trees.

Derived terms

• Indian marking-nut tree (Semecarpus anacardium)
• Malabar marking-nut tree (Holigarna arnottiana)

References

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