HyperDic: shingle_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression *shingle tree*:
NOUN	plant	shingle tree, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius	East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes

English > *shingle tree*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes.
Synonym	Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Member of	Acrocarpus, genus Acrocarpus	small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
Broader	tree	A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown