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‖ laˈgetta, laˈgetto
[West Indian.]
A genus of dicotyledonous trees of the W. Indies (family Thymelæaceæ); also called lace-bark.
1756P. Browne Jamaica 371 The Lagetto or Lace-Bark tree. 1773Phil. Trans. LXIII. 492 Specimen of the Lagetta Tree, and its lace-like Bark, from Jamaica. 1871C. Kingsley At Last II. xiii. 196 A bit of veritable natural lace, similar to..the famous lace-bark of the Lagetta-tree. |