HyperDic: elephant_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression elephant tree:
NOUNplantelephant tree, Bursera microphyllasmall tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers
English > elephant tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers.
SynonymBursera microphylla
Member ofBursera, genus Burseratype genus of Burseraceae
Broaderincense treeAny of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense

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