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kanary tree

kanary tree noun: the tropical tree Canarium indicum, found from the Malay Archipelago eastwards through New Guinea to the Pacific islands.

Noun

kanary tree (plural kanary trees)

  1. (obsolete) 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 tree

pluralkanary trees
alternative formkanari tree

Origin of kanary tree

From Malay kaneri (“tree of the genus Canarium”) + tree.

Questions about kanary tree

What does kanary tree mean?
Kanary tree means the tropical tree Canarium indicum, found from the Malay Archipelago eastwards through New Guinea to the Pacific islands.
What part of speech is kanary tree?
Kanary tree is a noun.
What is the plural of kanary tree?
The plural of kanary tree is kanary trees.

Words near kanary tree in the dictionary

  1. kanari trees
  2. kanaries
  3. kanary
  4. kanary nut
  5. kanary nuts
  6. kanary tree
  7. kanary trees
  8. kanas
  9. kanasai
  10. kanat
  11. Kanata

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