butter tree

noun

any of several tropical trees of the sapodilla family, having seeds that yield a butterlike oil.

Origin of butter tree

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby butter tree

butter muslin, butter sauce, butter someone up, butter spreader, butter tart, butter tree, butter up, butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth, butter-and-egg man, butter-and-eggs, butterball

Example sentences from the Web for butter tree

  • He gathered some of the finest pats from the butter-tree, and some fresh French rolls from the bread-tree.

    The New Paul and Virginia |W. H. Mallock