cow tree

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cow tree

n
1. (Plants) a South American moraceous tree, Brosimum galactodendron, producing latex used as a substitute for milk
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Ymhen dwy flynedd wedyn bu ar ymgyrch am saith mis yn Ne Venezualea, yn ei swydd fel ceidwad botaneg economaidd i Amgueddfa Hanes Cynhenid 'Field' (1834-1906), pryd y darganfyddodd y planhigyn "cow tree" - oedd wedi ei lenwi a latex melys oedd yn edrych a tastio fel llefrith, ac y gellid ei ddefnyddio efo coffi a the, a'i ddwblu fel glud ar gyfer trwsio canwau tyllog, wrth ei ferwi a'i adael i dwchu.
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