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Moreton Bay chestnut

noun

Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood

• Syn: ↑Australian chestnut

• Hypernyms: ↑bean tree

• Member Holonyms: ↑Castanospermum, ↑genus Castanospermum

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized M&B

: bean tree a

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Moreton Bay chestnut noun

1. An Australian papilionaceous tree (Castanospermum australe)

2. Its chestnut-like seed

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Main Entry: ↑Moreton Bay

Useful english dictionary. 2012.