bottle tree
noun
any of several trees of the genus Brachychiton, native to Australia, characterized by a bottle-shaped swelling of the trunk, as B. rupestris (narrow-leaved bottle tree) or B. australis (broad-leaved bottle tree).
Origin of bottle tree
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby bottle tree
bottle green,
bottle imp,
bottle out,
bottle party,
bottle shop,
bottle tree,
bottle turning,
bottle up,
bottle-feed,
bottle-jack,
bottle-nosed dolphin
Example sentences from the Web for bottle tree
In that of Adelaide we see the Australian bottle-tree, which is a native of this country only.
Foot-prints of Travel |Maturin M. BallouHere we first saw the Australian bottle-tree, which is native only to these colonies.
Under the Southern Cross |Maturin M. BallouIt was on Mount Abundance that the first bottle-tree was discovered.
The Australian Explorers |George GrimmThe gullies were full of bush-trees, amongst which the Bottle-tree, and the Corypha-palm were frequent.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia |Ludwig Leichhardt
British Dictionary definitions for bottle tree
bottle tree
noun
any of several Australian sterculiaceous trees of the genus Sterculia (or Brachychiton) that have a bottle-shaped swollen trunk
another name for baobab