| NOUN | plant | Moreton Bay chestnut, Australian 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 | Australian 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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