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STERCULIA APETALA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sterculia apetala mean?
• STERCULIA APETALA (noun)
The noun STERCULIA APETALA has 1 sense:
1. large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk
Familiarity information: STERCULIA APETALA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Panama tree; Sterculia apetala
Hypernyms ("Sterculia apetala" is a kind of...):
sterculia (any tree of the genus Sterculia)
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