kino

Examples

• All

• The kino tree is known for its medicinal properties.

• Tanners use kino extract for its astringent properties in leather processing.

• Traditional healers sometimes prescribe kino for treating diarrhea and other ailments.

• Many people use kino for its astringent qualities.

• The traditional healer used the resin from the kino tree to treat skin infections.

• Kino resin from the kino tree is often mixed with other ingredients for medicinal remedies.

• In the village, the bark of the kino tree is harvested for its medicinal properties.

Synonyms

P

Pterocarpus marsupium

vskino

• Specialized

9.9

A tree from India that makes a sticky sap used as medicine and to make leather

has identical meaning but is a common name rather than the scientific name

Compounds

B

Bengal kino

• UK

9.9

A reddish dried juice from the dhak tree used to dye cloth and to help heal wounds

B

butea kino

• Indian

9.9

A reddish dried juice from the dhak tree used to make skin and leather feel tight

E

East India kino

• Archaic

9.9

A reddish or black sticky juice from some trees used in medicine and tanning

E

eucalyptus kino

• Australian

9.9

A reddish-brown dried gum from eucalyptus trees used for tanning and medicine

K

kino gum

• Specialized

9.9

A red or black sticky substance from tropical trees that people use to tan leather and treat wounds

M

Malabar kino

• Specialized

9.9

A reddish or black sticky substance from some tropical trees used to make medicine and treat leather

G

gum kino

• Specialized

9.9

A reddish sticky substance from tropical trees used to make leather and as a medicine

Surface Forms

Etymology