melanorrhoea Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mel`a*nor*rhoe"a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , , black + to flow.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An East Indian genus of large trees. Melanorrh&oe;a usitatissima is the lignum-vitæ of Peru, and yelds a valuable black varnish.

Webster 1913