CUCUMBER TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cucumber tree mean? 

• CUCUMBER TREE (noun)
  The noun CUCUMBER TREE has 1 sense:

1. American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber

  Familiarity information: CUCUMBER TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUCUMBER TREE (noun)

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Meaning:

American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cucumber tree; Magnolia acuminata

Hypernyms ("cucumber tree" is a kind of...):

magnolia (any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms)