Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CELT'IS
CELT'IS, n.
The nettle tree, a genus of several species; among which are the Australis, or Southern, a native of Africa and the South of Europe; the Oriental, growing in Armenia and Taurica; and the Western, growing in Virginia. – Encyc. Tooke.
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