NOUN | plant | Australian chestnut, Moreton Bay chestnut | Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts |
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Meaning | Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood. | |
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Synonym | Moreton Bay chestnut | |
Member of | Castanospermum, genus Castanospermum | A rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species |
Broader | bean tree | Any of several trees having seedpods as fruits |
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