kanary
kanary is the alternative form of kanary tree.
Meaning of kanary tree
Noun
kanary tree (plural kanary trees)
- The tropical tree Canarium indicum, found from the Malay Archipelago eastwards through New Guinea to the Pacific islands.
- Notwithstanding the losses incurred by these terrific visitations, and the small size and isolated position of these little islands, they have been and still are of considerable value to the Dutch Government, as the chief nutmeg-garden in the world. Almost the whole surface is planted with nutmegs...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 452
Forms of kanary
| plural | kanaries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kanari |
Origin of kanary
From Malay kaneri (“tree of the genus Canarium”).
Words formed from kanary
Phrases with kanary
Questions about kanary
- What is kanary the alternative form of?
- Kanary is the alternative form of kanary tree.
Words near kanary in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: kanary (page history and authors); kanary tree (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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