cow tree
nounalso spelled cow-treeEtymology Compare Spanish palo de vaca.
› Any trees in several species:
1Brosimum utile, a tree of South America that yields a nourishing milky fluid when cut.
2Couma macrocarpa in the family Apocynaceae, a tropical rainforest tree native to Colombia.
3Gymnema lactiferum (Ceylon cow tree).
4Manilkara bidentata (massaranduba).
cow-tree
nounEtymology From their milky sap.
1Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Any of various South American trees which, when wounded, exude a rich milky liquid.
2Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Brosimum utile, native to Brazil and Venezuela
3Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Couma macrocarpa of the family Apocynaceae, a tropical rain forest tree native to Colombia.
4Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Gymnema lactiferum, native to Ceylon.
5Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Manilkara bidentata, native to Brazil