• (n.) An East Indian genus of large trees. Melanorrh/a usitatissima is the lignum-vitae of Pegu, and yelds a valuable black varnish.
Melanorrhoea is a genus of very large Indian trees, belonging to the natural order Anacardiaceae. It includes Melanorrhoea usitatissima, or black varnish tree which yields when tapped a varnish much valued for lacquering.