tung tree
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 桐 (tóng)
Pronunciation
Noun
tung tree (plural tung trees)
- Any of the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., especially Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (syn. Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.), 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
East Asian tree
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