bottle tree

noun

any of several trees of the genus Brachychiton, native to Australia, characterized by a bottle-shaped swelling of the trunk, as B. rupestris(narrow-leaved bottle tree ) or B. australis(broad-leaved bottle tree ).

Origin of bottle tree

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby bottle tree

bottle-o, bottle out, bottle party, bottler, bottle shop, bottle tree, bottle turning, bottle up, bottlewasher, bottom, bottom bolt

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Example sentences from the Web for bottle tree

In that of Adelaide we see the Australian bottle-tree, which is a native of this country only.
Foot-prints of Travel|Maturin M. Ballou
Here we first saw the Australian bottle-tree, which is native only to these colonies.
Under the Southern Cross|Maturin M. Ballou
It was on Mount Abundance that the first bottle-tree was discovered.
The Australian Explorers|George Grimm
The gullies were full of bush-trees, amongst which the Bottle-tree, and the Corypha-palm were frequent.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt

British Dictionary definitions for bottle tree

bottle tree

noun

any of several Australian sterculiaceous trees of the genus Sterculia (or Brachychiton) that have a bottle-shaped swollen trunk

another name for baobab

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单词	bottle tree
释义	bottle tree noun any of several trees of the genus Brachychiton, native to Australia, characterized by a bottle-shaped swelling of the trunk, as B. rupestris(narrow-leaved bottle tree ) or B. australis(broad-leaved bottle tree ). Origin of bottle tree First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby bottle tree bottle-o, bottle out, bottle party, bottler, bottle shop, bottle tree, bottle turning, bottle up, bottlewasher, bottom, bottom bolt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bottle tree In that of Adelaide we see the Australian bottle-tree, which is a native of this country only. Foot-prints of Travel\|Maturin M. Ballou Here we first saw the Australian bottle-tree, which is native only to these colonies. Under the Southern Cross\|Maturin M. Ballou It was on Mount Abundance that the first bottle-tree was discovered. The Australian Explorers\|George Grimm The gullies were full of bush-trees, amongst which the Bottle-tree, and the Corypha-palm were frequent. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia\|Ludwig Leichhardt British Dictionary definitions for bottle tree bottle tree noun any of several Australian sterculiaceous trees of the genus Sterculia (or Brachychiton) that have a bottle-shaped swollen trunk another name for baobab Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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