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BOTTLE-TREE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton
Synonyms:
bottle-tree; bottle tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bottle-tree" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bottle-tree"):
Brachychiton acerifolius; flame durrajong; flame tree; Sterculia acerifolia (south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers)
Brachychiton australis; broad-leaved bottletree; flame tree (north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves)
Brachychiton populneus; currajong; kurrajong (widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle)
Brachychiton rupestris; narrow-leaved bottletree; Queensland bottletree; Sterculia rupestris (large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia)
Holonyms ("bottle-tree" is a member of...):
Brachychiton; genus Brachychiton (Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks))
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