English Explanatory Dictionary

woman's tongue tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tree Albizia lebbeck.

Word forms

woman's tongue tree woman's tongue trees

Etymology

An allusion to the sound the seeds make as they rattle inside the pods, and women's tendency to gossip.

Synonyms

lebbek koko East Indian walnut
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