HyperDic: necklace_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression necklace tree:
NOUNplantnecklace treea tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads
English > necklace tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads.
Member ofOrmosia, genus Ormosiagenus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood
Narrowerbead tree, jumby bean, jumby tree, Ormosia monospermasmall tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers
jumby bead, jumbie bead, Ormosia coarctataWest Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown

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