The Collaborative International Dictionary
Melanorrhoea
Melanorrhoea \Mel`a*nor*rh[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black + ? to flow.] (Bot.) An East Indian genus of large trees. Melanorrh[oe]a usitatissima is the lignum-vit[ae] of Pegu (in Burma), and yields a valuable black varnish.