devil tree

noun

jelutong(def 3).

Origin of devil tree

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby devil tree

devil dog, devil of a, devil ray, devil take the hindmost, the, devil to pay, the, devil tree, devil's advocate, devil's bit, devil's club, devil's coach-horse, devil's darning needle

Example sentences from the Web for devil tree

  • But the Children of Darkness captured the city, and they enticed people up there so they could sacrifice them to the Devil-tree.

    The Stories of El Dorado |Frona Eunice Wait

  • And now she was evidently much discomposed about their adventure with the ‘devil-tree’; though she did not refer to it again.

    The Devil-Tree of El Dorado |Frank Aubrey