Aleurites

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Noun1.Aleurites - candlenut
genus Aleurites
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge family - a family of plants of order Geraniales
Aleurites moluccana, candlenut, varnish tree - large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
Aleurites fordii, tung, tung tree, tung-oil tree - Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
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There is a rather low proportion of aleurite fraction (from 1.14 to 7.92%), the content of which increases down section as a whole.
THE LATE MIOCENE PELITIC SILTSTONE OF THE ISHIM FORMATION (SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA): MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND PROSPECTS FOR FURTHER USE
In 79% of the territory of the Republic of Lithuania sand and gravel deposits are vast, but in 21% of the territory they are very miserable, since up to a 15-20 m depth Quaternary consists of moraine, clay, aleurite or very fine, clayey sand.
Lithuanian mineral resources, their reserves and possibilities for their usage in road building/Lietuvos mineraliniai istekliai, siu zaliavu atsargos bei vietiniu medziagu naudojimo keliu tiesyboje galimybes/Lietuvas mineralu resursi, to rezerves un iespejamais pielietojums celu buvnieciba/Leedu mineraalmaterjaliressursid, nende reservid ja kasutusvoimalus tee-ehituses
Bottom deposits near the coast consist mainly of aleurite sand or sandy aleurite, while the deep central regions are mostly covered with silt (Mudel & Raukas, 1999).
Variation of macrozoobenthos communities in the reed Phragmites australis belt of two large shallow lakes/Makrozoobentose koosluste varieeruvus kahe madala suurjarve roostikus
Vegetable oil production potential from Jatropha curcas, Croton megalocarpus, Aleurites moluccana, Moringa oleifera and Pachira glabra: Assessment of renewable energy resources for bio-energy production in Africa.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND METHANE YIELD OF SORGHUM AS INFLUENCED BY PLANTING METHODS AND CULTIVARS
In nature, the CLnA isomers are also found in plant seeds, such as bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), catalpa (Catalpa ovata), Chinese cucumber (Trichosanthes kirilowii), jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia), marigold (Calendula officinalis), and tung (Aleurites fordii) (Koba, Belury, & Sugano, 2007).
Effect of pomegranate seed oil on fatty acids composition of Oreochromis niloticus trough supplemented diet
Amaral e Alcalay (1997) indicaram que o teste de tetrazolio e uma alternativa rapida e precisa para a avaliacao da qualidade fisiologica de sementes das especies florestais Aleurites fordii (tungue), Cedrela fissihs (cedro), Jacaranda micrantha (caroba), Luehea divaricata (acoita-cavalo), e Hovenia dulcis (uvado-Japao).
PHYSIOLOGIC AND SANITARY QUALITY OF Senna macranthera (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Bameby WHEN SUBJECTED TO METHODS TO OVERCOME DORMANCY/ QUALIDADE SANITARIA E FISIOLOGICA DE Senna macranthera (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby QUANDO SUBMETIDA A METODOS DE SUPERACAO DA DORMENCIA
Based on in situ observation, the common pioneer trees species found during site surveys were such genera as Aleurites (Euphorbiaceae), Amomum (Zingiberaceae), Cratoxylum (Clusiaceae), Dillenia (Dilleniaceae), Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpaceae), Ficus (Moraceae), Hopea (Dipterocarpaceae), Ilex (Aquifoliaceae), Lithocarpus (Fagaceae), Norrisia (Loganiaceae), Pentace (Tiliaceae), Pentaspadon (Anacardiaceae), Sarcotheca (Oxalidaceae), and Vitex (Verbenaceae).
Effects of Soil Compaction and Relative Light Intensity on Survival and Growth Performance of Planted Shorea macrophylla (de Vriese) in Riparian Forest along Kayan Ulu River, Sarawak, Malaysia
Rodrigues, "Adsorption of rhodamine B and methylene blue dyes using waste of seeds of Aleurites moluccana, a low cost adsorbent," Alexandria Engineering Journal, vol.
Kinetic Study of the Bioadsorption of Methylene Blue on the Surface of the Biomass Obtained from the Algae D. antarctica
Development of Pachycoris torridus (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) on Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae), Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae) and Aleurites fordii (Euphorbiaceae).
Biology of Telenomus pachycoris (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), a parasitoid of eggs of Pachycoris torridus (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae): the effects of egg age, exposure time, and temperature
On the larger islands, canoes were built from trees such as the koa (Acacia koa), the ulu (Artocarpus altilis) and the kukui (Aleurites moluccana), all of which can be found in Hawaii.
Star path to a new world: Reappraising an account of a Polynesian voyage to the American continent from an environmental history perspective
Nutshells from several species, including Canarium indicum L., Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd., Cocos nucifera L., Cordia subcordata Lamk., Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr.
Prehistory in a nutshell: a Lapita-age nut-cracking stone from the Arawe Islands, Papua New Guinea

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