jellyfish tree

noun

jellyfish tree

noun

Etymology From jellyfish and tree; so called because the gynoecium of its flower resembles the tentacles of a jellyfish.

1

A rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.

Hypernyms
tree

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