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peanut tree

peanut tree noun: a tree of the species Sterculia quadrifida; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.

Noun

peanut tree (plural peanut trees)

  1. A tree of the species Sterculia quadrifida; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.

Forms of peanut tree

pluralpeanut trees

Origin of peanut tree

Because the seeds of its fruit (which is red or orange when ripe) taste like raw peanuts.

Questions about peanut tree

What does peanut tree mean?
Peanut tree means a tree of the species Sterculia quadrifida; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.
What part of speech is peanut tree?
Peanut tree is a noun.
What is the plural of peanut tree?
The plural of peanut tree is peanut trees.

Words near peanut tree in the dictionary

  1. peanut oil
  2. peanut oils
  3. peanut paste
  4. peanut pastes
  5. peanut table
  6. peanut tree
  7. peanut trees
  8. peanut tube
  9. peanut tubes
  10. peanut whistle
  11. peanut whistles

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