Tolu

2 definitions found

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

  Tolu \To*lu"\, n.
     A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from
     Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See {Balsam of Tolu}, under
     {Balsam}.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Tolu tree} (Bot.), a large tree ({Myroxylon toluiferum}),
        the wood of which is red in the center, and has an
        aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tolu
       n 1: an aromatic balsam
       2: aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree
          used especially in cough syrups [syn: {balsam of tolu}, {tolu
          balsam}]