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单词 cucumber tree
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cucumber tree


cucumber tree

n. Any of certain magnolias, especially Magnolia acuminata, a deciduous tree of eastern North America, having greenish-yellow flowers and a cucumber-shaped aggregate fruit.

cucumber tree

n 1. (Plants) any of several American trees or shrubs of the genus Magnolia, esp M. acuminata, of E and central North America, having cup-shaped greenish flowers and cucumber-shaped fruits 2. (Plants) an E Asian tree, Averrhoa bilimbi, with edible fruits resembling small cucumbers: family Averrhoaceae. See also carambola

cu′cumber tree`


n. any of several American magnolias, esp. Magnolia acuminata, having dark red conelike fruit. [1775–85, Amer.]
Thesaurus
Noun1.cucumber tree - American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumbercucumber tree - American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumberMagnolia acuminatamagnolia - any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms

cucumber tree


cucumber tree:

see magnoliamagnolia,
common name for plants of the genus Magnolia, and for the Magnoliaceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often with showy flowers. They are principally of north temperate regions with centers of distribution in Asia and E North America.
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cucumber tree

[′kyü·kəm·bər ‚trē] (forestry) Magnolia acuminata. A species that grows in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains and may reach a height of 80 feet (20 meters), rarely 100 feet (30 meters). The ripe fruit is red and resembles a small cucumber in shape.
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cucumber tree


Related to cucumber tree: Magnolia acuminata
  • noun

Synonyms for cucumber tree

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

Synonyms

  • Magnolia acuminata

Related Words

  • magnolia
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