amber tree

noun — 3 senses

amber tree

noun
1

Any of various species of Anthospermum (Rubiaceae), a succulent evergreen shrub whose leaves release a fragrant odour when bruised, especially Anthospermum aethiopicum

2

Hymenaea verrucosa (Fabaceae), a New World tree producing copal.

3

Obsolete Pinites succinifer, extinct, formerly thought to be the source of Baltic amber.

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