n. a fast-growing tropical American evergreen (Muntingia calabura) having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves.
a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the laburnum. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ] (Bot.) A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Scotch laburnum (Cytisus alpinus) is similar, but has smooth leaves; purple laburnum is Cytisus purpureus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. sile to strain, and bub liquor, also Prov. E. sillibauk. ] A dish made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus forming a soft curd; also, sweetened cream, flavored with wine and beaten to a stiff froth.
n. Same as Syllabub. [ 1913 Webster ]
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