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gobstopper tree

gobstopper tree noun: a tree of the species Salacia arenicola (family Celastraceae), the seeds of which chimpanzees find worth sucking on for hours before spitting them out.

Noun

gobstopper tree (plural gobstopper trees)

  1. A tree of the species Salacia arenicola (family Celastraceae), the seeds of which chimpanzees find worth sucking on for hours before spitting them out.

Forms of gobstopper tree

pluralgobstopper trees

Questions about gobstopper tree

What does gobstopper tree mean?
Gobstopper tree means a tree of the species Salacia arenicola (family Celastraceae), the seeds of which chimpanzees find worth sucking on for hours before spitting them out.
What part of speech is gobstopper tree?
Gobstopper tree is a noun.
What is the plural of gobstopper tree?
The plural of gobstopper tree is gobstopper trees.

Words near gobstopper tree in the dictionary

  1. gobsmackingly
  2. gobsmacks
  3. gobstick
  4. gobsticks
  5. gobstopper
  6. gobstopper tree
  7. gobstopper trees
  8. gobstoppers
  9. gobstruck
  10. Gobur
  11. goburra

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