n.
1.deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers
2.spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
Idiom of the Day
take a toll on (someone or something)
to damage or hurt someone or something by using it too much or by hard living
The stress and long hours at work are beginning to take a toll on my friend.