Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Kino \Ki"no\, n.
The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in
tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.
Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous
tree, the {Pterocarpus Marsupium}. Other sources are
the African {Pterocarpus erinaceus}, the tropical
American sea grape ({Coccoloba uvifera}), and several
Australian Eucalypti. See {Botany bay kino}, under
{Botany bay}, {Gum butea}, under {Gum}, and
{Eucalyptus}.
Sea grape \Sea" grape`\
1. (Bot.)
(a) The gulf weed. See under {Gulf}.
(b) A shrubby plant ({Coccoloba uvifera}) growing on the
sandy shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling
the grapevine.
2. pl. (Zo["o]l.) The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of
a squid ({Loligo}).