Nearby Words
bottle tree
Southern Bottle Trees www.bottletree.com/ The Real Thing Made in Mississippi
Bottle Trees - On Sale www.gardeners.com/Bottle_Trees Free Shipping on Orders Over $75. Order Your Bottle Trees Today!
Garden Bottle Tree gardendecor.bizrate.com/ Discover New Outdoor Decor. Deals on Garden Bottle Tree!
Ads
bottle tree
noun
any of several trees of the genus Brachychiton, native to Australia, characterized by a bottle-shaped swelling of the trunk, as B. rupestris (narrow-leaved bottle tree) or B. australis (broad-leaved bottle tree).
Origin:
1840–50
1840–50
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To bottle tree
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Bottle tree
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| bottle tree | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of several Australian sterculiaceous trees of the genus Sterculia (or Brachychiton) that have a bottle-shaped swollen trunk |
| 2. | another name for baobab |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
bottle tree
any of various trees of the genus Brachychiton, in the hibiscus, or mallow, family (Malvaceae), with some 30 species, nearly all native to Australia. They grow to a height of 18 metres (60 feet). They are cultivated in other warm regions as ornamentals. The name refers to the peculiar shape of the trunk
Learn more about bottle tree with a free trial on Britannica.com.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
