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tourist tree

tourist tree noun: the gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba.

tourist tree: the gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba
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Noun

tourist tree (plural tourist trees)

  1. The gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba.

Forms of tourist tree

pluraltourist trees

Origin of tourist tree

From the fancied resemblance of the peeling, papery red bark to the sunburned skin of tropical tourists.

Questions about tourist tree

What does tourist tree mean?
Tourist tree means the gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba.
What part of speech is tourist tree?
Tourist tree is a noun.
What is the plural of tourist tree?
The plural of tourist tree is tourist trees.

Words near tourist tree in the dictionary

  1. tourist offices
  2. tourist police
  3. tourist trap
  4. tourist trappy
  5. tourist traps
  6. tourist tree
  7. tourist trees
  8. tourist visa
  9. tourist visas
  10. tourist-oriented destination sign
  11. tourist-trap

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