Note 200 — LETTERS TO MADAME DE GRIGNAN[11] FROM 1671 TO 1690. (continued 5)
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Calembour, calambouc, or calambac, are knots of the aloe-tree round which the resin collects and hardens by incorporation. This calembouc held to the fire emits a fine perfume. The aloe-tree grows in the woods of Cochin-China.