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Thespesia populnea

DEFINITIONS OF: Thespesia populnea

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n pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds

Synonyms:
bendy tree, portia tree, seaside mahoe
Type of:
tulipwood tree
any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood
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