| NOUN | plant | Thespesia populnea, portia tree, bendy tree, seaside mahoe | pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers |
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| Meaning | pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds. | |
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| Synonyms | portia tree, bendy tree, seaside mahoe | |
| Member of | Thespesia, genus Thespesia | A small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree |
| Broader | tulipwood tree | Any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood |
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