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tallow tree

tallow tree noun: triadica sebifera, a tree native to eastern Asia, with a waxy seed coating used in candle and soap manufacture.

Noun

tallow tree (plural tallow trees)

  1. Triadica sebifera, a tree native to eastern Asia, with a waxy seed coating used in candle and soap manufacture.
  2. Detarium microcarpum, an African tree with edible fruit
  3. Various African trees in the section Garcinia sect. Allanblackia.

Forms of tallow tree

pluraltallow trees

Words formed from tallow tree

  • Japanese tallow tree

Questions about tallow tree

What does tallow tree mean?
Tallow tree means triadica sebifera, a tree native to eastern Asia, with a waxy seed coating used in candle and soap manufacture.
What part of speech is tallow tree?
Tallow tree is a noun.
What is the plural of tallow tree?
The plural of tallow tree is tallow trees.

Words near tallow tree in the dictionary

  1. tallot
  2. tallots
  3. tallow
  4. tallow gourd
  5. tallow gourds
  6. tallow tree
  7. tallow trees
  8. tallow wood
  9. tallow woods
  10. tallow-faced
  11. tallow-wood

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