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Mexican hand tree

Mexican hand tree noun: a tree of species Chiranthodendron pentadactylon.

mexican hand tree: a tree of species Chiranthodendron pentadactylon
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Noun

Mexican hand tree (plural Mexican hand trees)

  1. A tree of species Chiranthodendron pentadactylon.
    Synonyms:
    devil's hand tree, handflower, handflower tree, macpalxochitl, manita

Synonyms of Mexican hand tree

Forms of Mexican hand tree

pluralMexican hand trees

Origin of Mexican hand tree

So named because it grows in Mexico and its flowers resemble five-fingered human hands.

Questions about Mexican hand tree

What does Mexican hand tree mean?
Mexican hand tree means a tree of species Chiranthodendron pentadactylon.
What part of speech is Mexican hand tree?
Mexican hand tree is a noun.
What is the plural of Mexican hand tree?
The plural of Mexican hand tree is Mexican hand trees.

Words near Mexican hand tree in the dictionary

  1. Mexican free-tailed bat
  2. Mexican garter snake
  3. Mexican garter snakes
  4. Mexican hairless
  5. Mexican Hairlesses
  6. Mexican hand tree
  7. Mexican hand trees
  8. Mexican hat
  9. Mexican hat cell
  10. Mexican hat cells
  11. Mexican hat dance

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