Sign Up
|
Log In
THE
CHALLENGE
THE
DICTIONARY
LOOK IT UP
VOCABULARY
LISTS
Search Results
Advanced Search
List Builder
Random Word
sterculia
DEFINITIONS OF:
sterculia
1
n
any tree of the genus Sterculia
Types:
Panama tree
,
Sterculia apetala
large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk
Java olives
,
Sterculia foetida
,
kalumpang
large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food
Type of:
angiospermous tree
,
flowering tree
any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES
Copyright © 2012 Vocabulary.com All Rights Reserved.
·
Home
·
How It Works
·
Blog
·
Help
·
Terms of Use