TUNG

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil

Synonyms:

Aleurites fordii; tung; tung-oil tree; tung tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("tung" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("tung" is a member of...):

Aleurites; genus Aleurites (candlenut)

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