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SAPOTACEAE
(
La
)
White Milkwood Family (
Le
)
sapo, = soap.
(also a name given by Central American Indians to a milky latex used to make chewing gum)
(
ld
,
K3
)
SIDEROXYLON
(
G
)
sideros, = iron;
xylon, = a stick or piece of wood.
(wood, timber, log)
(the hard wood)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)