tung tree

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 桐 (tóng)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʊŋ ˌtɹiː/, /ˈtʌŋ ˌtɹiː/

Noun

tung tree (plural tung trees)

(botany) Any of several East Asian trees, of the genus Aleurites, cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil.

Hypernyms

tree

Translations

East Asian tree

Chinese:
Mandarin: 油桐 (zh) (yóutóng)
Danish: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: tungpuu (fi)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: тунг (ru) m (tung), ту́нговое де́рево n (túngovoje dérevo)

References

tung tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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