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111Silver-bell tree — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… …
112Curry Tree — This article is about Murraya koenigii, an aromatic leaf often used in Indian cuisine. For Curry Plant, see Helichrysum italicum. For the dish or sauce, see Curry. Curry Tree Scientific classification Kingdom …
113Majestic Tree Hound — Country of origin United States Traits Classification and standards Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) The Ma …
114Wax tree — Wax Wax, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk .] [1913 Webster] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; …
115the apple never falls far from the tree — Apparently of Eastern origin, it is frequently used to assert the continuity of family characteristics. Quot. 1839 implies return to one’s original home. Cf. 16th cent. Ger. der Apfel fellt nicht gerne weit vom Baume, the apple does not usually… …
116Screw tree — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …
117Timber tree — Timber Tim ber, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer, Dan. t[ o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L. domus… …
118raisin tree — ▪ plant also called Honey Tree, or Japanese Raisin Tree (species Hovenia dulcis), shrub or tree, of the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae), native to East Asia and sometimes cultivated in other regions. It is so named because the fruit… …
119bread tree — noun 1. : breadfruit 2 2. : wild mango 3. : baobab * * * bread tree noun A name for various trees whose seeds or pith yield a substitute for bread, eg Kaffir bread • • • Main Entr …
120Grass tree — (Bot.) (a) An Australian plant of the genus {Xanthorrh[oe]a}, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grasslike leaves, from the center of which arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat… …
