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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- K
... is said to hasten suppuration. Kana: Piper (Cu) Kanabuchuru: Solanum (Cu) Kapekwa: Mimosa (Cu) Kapok: Ceiba (E) KAPOK: A soft downy substance used for stuffing pillows, etc. Ceiba, Cochlospermum, Gossypium, Ochroma, Pseudobombax ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- O
... usually carved of balsa (!). Some Indians (e.g., in Peru) coat blowgun darts with balsa kapok as a balancer, and to seal the tube of the blowgun (!). OCIMUM BASILICUM L.: Sweet ...
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