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noun
Any of the genus Vernicia, especially Vernicia fordii (syn. Aleurites fordii), of east Asian trees or shrubs cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A candlenut tree, of either of the two species of the genus Aleurites, which also yield such oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tung, tung-oil tree, Aleurites fordii
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
History
Borrowed from Chinese 桐 (tóng).
Across languages
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