Tallow tree


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(Bot.) a tree (Stillingia sebifera) growing in China, the seeds of which are covered with a substance which resembles tallow and is applied to the same purposes.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The wide application of tallow tree seed in cosmetics and personal care is due to its antiseptic properties especially exhibited by its leaves making it beneficial for treating skin disorders, such as shingles.
The tradition of tree plantation by visiting guests at the garden began on February 21, 1964, when Zhou Enlai, the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, sowed a seed of the Chinese Tallow Tree, whereas, the last sapling was planted by Senegal's President on September 7, 2016.
Tallow Tree Music Publishing, Theodore Presser Music; presser.com.
Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) is one of the most difficult invaders to control.
Systematics and biology of Caloptilia triadicae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a new species of leaf-mining moth of the invasive Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera (L.) Euphorbiaceae).
By the end of January, a majority of seeds had been removed from every Chinese tallow tree on the two properties.
The practice of planting tree at the Memorial Garden is unique in the world that began on February 21, 1964, when Zhou Enlai, the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, sowed a seed of the Chinese tallow tree.
Two of the most common trees that thrive in border vegetation, particularly east of the Rockies, are Osage orange (also called bois d'arc, hedge, hedge apple, and horse apple) and, in the southeast, Chinese tallow tree (a non-native species that has become naturalized).
Sapium sebiferum (family Euphorbiaceae) is a native of China and is commonly called Chinese tallow tree. It was introduced in India in 1858 by the Britishers for economical and ornamental purposes [18].
The tradition of tree plantation by visiting guests at the garden began on February 21, 1964, when Zhou Enlai, the first Premier of the People Republic of China, sowed a seed of the Chinese tallow tree. So far 120 saplings have been planted by world leaders.
This forest has been surveyed several times since the abandonment of agriculture in 1886, and these studies have documented the regrowth and maturation of secondary forest and the invasion of the introduced Chinese tallow tree, Triadica sebifera (L.) Small (Penfound and Howard, 1940; Wall and Darwin, 1999; White and Skojac, 2002).