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Monesia

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree Chrysophyllum glycyphloeum. It is used as an alterative and astringent.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Monesia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/monesia.html. 1828.