Monesia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monesia \Mo*ne"sia\, n. (Pharm.)
     The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from
     South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of
     the tree {Chrysophyllum glycyphloeum}. It is used as an
     alterative and astringent.
     [1913 Webster]