HyperDic: paradise_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression paradise tree:
NOUNplantparadise tree, bitterwood, Simarouba glaucamedium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
English > paradise tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningMedium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits.
Synonymsbitterwood, Simarouba glauca
Member ofSimarouba, genus Simaroubatype genus of Simaroubaceae
Broaderbitterwood treeAny of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
Spanishdecocción

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