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jellyfish tree

jellyfish tree noun: a rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.

Noun

jellyfish tree (plural jellyfish trees)

  1. A rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.

Forms of jellyfish tree

pluraljellyfish trees

Origin of jellyfish tree

From jellyfish and tree; so called because the gynoecium of its flower resembles the tentacles of a jellyfish.

Questions about jellyfish tree

What does jellyfish tree mean?
Jellyfish tree means a rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.
What part of speech is jellyfish tree?
Jellyfish tree is a noun.
What is the plural of jellyfish tree?
The plural of jellyfish tree is jellyfish trees.

Words near jellyfish tree in the dictionary

  1. jellyfish babies
  2. jellyfish baby
  3. jellyfish galaxies
  4. jellyfish galaxy
  5. Jellyfish Lake
  6. jellyfish tree
  7. jellyfish trees
  8. jellyfish UFO
  9. jellyfishes
  10. jellyfishish
  11. jellyfishlike

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