Andira inermis

Definitions of Andira inermis
  1. noun
    tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic
    synonyms: cabbage bark, cabbage tree, cabbage-bark tree
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    type of:
    andelmin, angelim
    any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira
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