English Explanatory Dictionary

cow-tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various South American trees which, when wounded, exude a rich milky liquid.
  2. Brosimum utile, native to Brazil and Venezuela
  3. Couma macrocarpa of the family Apocynaceae, a tropical rain forest tree native to Colombia.
  4. Gymnema lactiferum, native to Ceylon.
  5. Manilkara bidentata, native to Brazil

Word forms

cow-tree cow-trees cow tree

Etymology

From their milky sap.

Synonyms

ausubo balata bulletwood bully tree massaranduba
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