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ENTEROLOBIUM CYCLOCARPA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber
Synonyms:
conacaste; elephant's ear; Enterolobium cyclocarpa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Enterolobium cyclocarpa" 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)
Holonyms ("Enterolobium cyclocarpa" is a member of...):
Enterolobium; genus Enterolobium (small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia)