arbore-secco

Updated: May 13, 2025

The native name of this tree, and of the plain in which it grew, appears obviously to have been translated by Marco into Italian. It is possible that this Arbore-secco may have some reference to Arbela. History of the Assassins, and the manner in which their Prince was killed: With the description of several other Countries.

Robert Kerr - A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 : Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

After passing this desert, you come to the kingdom of Timochaim , in the north confines of Persia, in which there are many cities and strong castles. In this country there is an extensive plain, in which one great tree grows, which is called the Tree of the Sun, and by Christians Arbore-secco , or the dry tree.

Robert Kerr - A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 : Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time