broad-leaved bottle tree
noun
See under bottle tree.
Words nearby broad-leaved bottle tree
broad-based,
broad-brush,
broad-gauge,
broad-jump,
broad-leaved,
broad-leaved bottle tree,
broad-leaved maple,
broad-minded,
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broad-winged hawk,
broadax
Definition for broad-leaved bottle tree (2 of 2)
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
British Dictionary definitions for broad-leaved 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