monkey-face tree

English

Etymology

Calque of Tamil [script needed] (corunga munji marum)

Noun

monkey-face tree (plural monkey-face trees)

1. Any tree of species Mallotus philippensis (syn. Rottlera tinctoria), of tropical India.

   Synonym: kamala tree

   • 1895, “Board of Trade Journal of Tariff and Trade Notices and Miscellaneous Commercial Information”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 19, H.M. Stationery Office:

     Kamela, or, as it is sometimes termed in India, kinbil, is a powdery substance, obtained from the exterior of the fruit of the Mallotus Philippinensis, or monkey-face tree, a small evergreen species found all over tropical India, the bark of which, it may be mentioned, possesses useful tanning properties.

References

• Mallotus philippensis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mallotus philippensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mallotus philippensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons