dryobalanops Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dry`o*bal"a*nops noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. oak + acorn + appearance. The fruit remotely resembles an acorn in its cup.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The genus to which belongs the single species D. Camphora, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil.

Webster 1913