HyperDic: moreton_bay_chestnut

English > 1 sense of the expression Moreton Bay chestnut:
NOUNplantMoreton Bay chestnut, Australian chestnutAustralian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts
English > Moreton Bay chestnut: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAustralian 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.
SynonymAustralian chestnut
Member ofCastanospermum, genus CastanospermumA rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species
Broaderbean treeAny of several trees having seedpods as fruits

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