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PARADISE TREE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
Synonyms:
bitterwood; paradise tree; Simarouba glauca
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("paradise tree" is a kind of...):
bitterwood tree (any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste)
Holonyms ("paradise tree" is a member of...):
genus Simarouba; Simarouba (type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark)
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