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bottle-tree

DEFINITIONS OF: bottle-tree

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n an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton

Synonyms:
bottle tree
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Brachychiton acerifolius, Sterculia acerifolia, flame durrajong, flame tree
south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
Brachychiton australis, broad-leaved bottletree, flame tree
north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves
Brachychiton populneus, currajong, kurrajong
widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle
Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland bottletree, Sterculia rupestris, narrow-leaved bottletree
large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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