sterculia : Idioms & Phrases
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genus sterculia
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noun type genus of the Sterculiaceae: deciduous or evergreen trees of Old and New World tropics and subtropics
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sterculia acerifolia
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noun south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers
flame durrajong; Brachychiton acerifolius; flame tree.
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sterculia apetala
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noun large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk
Panama tree.
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sterculia family
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noun a large family of plants of order Malvales
Sterculiaceae; family Sterculiaceae.
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sterculia foetida
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noun large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food
Java olives; kalumpang.
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sterculia gum
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noun exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics
karaya gum.
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sterculia rupestris
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noun large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia
narrow-leaved bottletree; Brachychiton rupestris; Queensland bottletree.