money tree
Americannoun
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a fanciful tree that when shaken sheds coins or paper money.
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Informal. a good source of money, funds, or revenues; gold mine.
Example Sentences
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If your host is a Virgo, for example, an intricate bonsai money tree, or Pachira aquatica, which requires pruning and trimming, will satisfy their perfectionist inclinations.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
If you’re looking for a plant that will thrive this season but requires little maintenance, opt for the money tree, says Lindsay Pangborn, gardening expert at Bloomscape, an online plant retailer.
From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022
I think we all wished for a money tree growing up, and it seems like it came true for your wife!
From Slate • May 19, 2022
There was no existential crisis because you always had the ad money tree from search.
From The Verge • May 3, 2022
Trout, incidentally, had written a book about a money tree.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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