(Med.) A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the tropics. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
(Bot.) The resiniferous tree Agathis Dammara, of the Moluccas. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. ] (Arch.) Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. flamboyer to be bright. ] (Bot.) A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of
n. pl. [ Cf. F. lambeau. Cf. Label. ] (Anc. Armor) Same as Base, n., 19. [ 1913 Webster ]