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Braziletto

an English name of constituting the typical one of the subous that it constitutes an impenetrable or West Indies or South America. cæsalpinia, a genus of leguminous plants order cæsalp chamærops argentea, which are im- ported into Great Britain for this manu- There are other species from the East or West Indies or South America. popular name applied to a substance used in the manufacture of a very cheap BRAZILIAN GRASS, an incorrect kind of hats, known as Brazilian grass hats, and also as chip hats. It consists of strips of the leaves of a palm, pan-wood used in dyeing red.

There are other species from the East fence. Hyder Ali planted it around fortified places. It is a scandent shrub.

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