COW-TREE (Galactodendron utile), a singular plant of the nat. ord. of Urticaceae, particularly described by Humboldt (who however saw neither its flowers nor its seeds), as indigenous to the mountainous region skirting the coast of Caracas. It is a handsome tree; and from its stem, when punctured, there issues a large quantity of milky juice, which has an agreeable flavour, and is very nutritious. It is considered as a valuable article of food in those countries where it abounds, and is known by the name of Palo de Vaca. It yields to analysis a considerable quantity of vegetable caseine, with oil and resinous matter. Humboldt and Bonpland considered the tree as allied to the genus Brosimum.