ABROMA

(Lat.),n.f. From a priv., and Bpôuos, a stink [A, 334], or « priv., and Bpôpa, food = unfit for food [A, 886]. Fr., abrome. Ger., Cacaomalve. Sp., abromas. A genus of trees, found in India, Java, and New Holland, belonging to the tribe Bütineriæ of the order Sterculiaceæ. [B, 19, 41, 42.J—A. august a, augustum. The wollut comul, or wullut cumal, of Bengal; a species from the bark of which a tough fiber is obtained, used for cordage, and which furnishes a milky juice that has been used as a remedy for dysmenorrheea. [B, 5, 19.}—A. fastuosa [R. Brown]. An evergreen ie indigenous to New South Wales, but naturalized in England. {B, 43,]—A. moll is. A species indigen ons to the Moluccas and the Sunda Islands, furnishing, like the other species, fibers fit for making cordage, coarse fabrics, and paper. [B.]