Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
trumpet-tree .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A tropical American tree (
Cecropia peltata ) of the Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for wind instruments; -- called alsosnakewood , andtrumpet tree .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of thebreadfruit family, whosehollow stems can be used forwind instruments .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems
- noun tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems
Etymologies
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trumpet + wood
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