tung tree
noun
any of several trees belonging to the genus Aleurites, of the spurge family, especially A. fordii, of China, bearing seeds that yield tung oil.
Also called
tung-oil tree.
Origin of tung tree
First recorded in 1890–95; see origin at
tung oil
Words nearby tung tree
tuneful,
tuneless,
tuner,
tunesmith,
tung oil,
tung tree,
tung-oil tree,
tunga penetrans,
tungchow,
tunghwa,
tungo