Elæococca, a genus of Euphorbiaceæ, the seeds of some of which yield useful oils, that of E. verrucosa being used for food in Japan, and for burning in Mauritius. That of E. vernicia of China is used in painting.
Elæococca
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 248
Source scan(s): p. 0257