XIMENIA

(Lat.), n. f. Hem-an'ia-a3. From F. Ximenes. a Spanish naturalist. Fr., ximenie. A genus of the Olacinece. The Ximeniece are a family of the Hesperidece. [a, 35.] X. american a. Fr., ximenie epineuse, prtmier epineiix. False sandalwood of tropical America, Asia, and Africa. The aromatic fruits are edible. The odoriferous wood is used in place of sandal-wood. The root, bark, and leaves are purgative, [a, 35.] X. ferox. See BALANITES cegyptiaca. X. multiflora, X. ru ell i an a. See X. american a. [s. 737]