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amber tree

amber tree noun: any of various species of Anthospermum (Rubiaceae), a succulent evergreen shrub whose leaves release a fragrant odour when bruised, especially Anthospermum aethiopicum.

amber tree: any of various species of Anthospermum (Rubiaceae), a succulent evergreen shrub whose leaves...
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Noun

amber tree (plural amber trees)

  1. Any of various species of Anthospermum (Rubiaceae), a succulent evergreen shrub whose leaves release a fragrant odour when bruised, especially Anthospermum aethiopicum
  2. Hymenaea verrucosa (Fabaceae), a New World tree producing copal.
  3. (obsolete) Pinites succinifer, extinct, formerly thought to be the source of Baltic amber.

Forms of amber tree

pluralamber trees

Questions about amber tree

What does amber tree mean?
Amber tree means any of various species of Anthospermum (Rubiaceae), a succulent evergreen shrub whose leaves release a fragrant odour when bruised, especially Anthospermum aethiopicum.
What part of speech is amber tree?
Amber tree is a noun.
What is the plural of amber tree?
The plural of amber tree is amber trees.

Words near amber tree in the dictionary

  1. amber pudding
  2. amber puddings
  3. Amber Road
  4. amber seed
  5. amber seeds
  6. amber tree
  7. amber trees
  8. Amber Valley
  9. amber wine
  10. amber wines
  11. amber wood cockroach

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