English Explanatory Dictionary

pagoda tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Styphnolobium japonicum, a tree in the pea family Fabaceae.
  2. The opportunity to make money rapidly in British India.

Word forms

pagoda tree pagoda trees

Etymology

(source of wealth): See pagoda (“a kind of gold coin”).

Synonyms

Chinese scholar tree Japanese pagoda tree

Derived words

shake the pagoda tree
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