cannonball tree
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named for its brown spherical fruit resembling cannonballs.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
[edit]cannonball tree (plural cannonball trees)
- A deciduous tree, Couroupita guianensis, family Lecythidaceae, native to tropical Central and South America and widely cultivated elsewhere.