jellyfish tree
nounEtymology From jellyfish and tree; so called because the gynoecium of its flower resembles the tentacles of a jellyfish.
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A rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.
- Hypernyms
- tree
noun
Etymology From jellyfish and tree; so called because the gynoecium of its flower resembles the tentacles of a jellyfish.
A rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.
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