tung tree
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Chinese 桐 (tóng).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tung tree (plural tung trees)
- Any of the genus Vernicia, especially Vernicia fordii (syn. Aleurites fordii), of east Asian trees or shrubs cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil.
- (botany) A candlenut tree, of either of the two species of the genus Aleurites, which also yield such oil.
Translations[edit]
East Asian tree