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Brachychiton

noun

Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)

• Syn: ↑genus Brachychiton

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sterculiaceae, ↑family Sterculiaceae, ↑sterculia family

• Member Meronyms: ↑bottle-tree, ↑bottle tree

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\\ˌbrakə̇ˈkīt^ən, -akēˈ-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from brachy- + Greek chitōn covering, case, tunic — more at chiton

: a genus of Australian trees (family Sterculiaceae) that are grown in warm regions for ornament and have flowers with numerous stamens and woody fruits — see bottle tree

Useful english dictionary. 2012.