HyperDic: sterculia

English > 1 sense of the word sterculia:
NOUNplantsterculiaany tree of the genus Sterculia
English > sterculia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny tree of the genus Sterculia.
Member ofgenus Sterculiatype genus of the Sterculiaceae
NarrowerPanama tree, Sterculia apetalalarge deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name
kalumpang, Java olives, Sterculia foetidalarge tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food
Broaderangiospermous tree, flowering treeAny tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
Spanishsterculia
Catalansterculia

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