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TUNG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
Synonyms:
Aleurites fordii; tung; tung-oil tree; tung tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tung" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("tung" is a member of...):
Aleurites; genus Aleurites (candlenut)