bottle tree

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noun

any of several trees of the genus Brachychiton, native to Australia, characterized by a bottle-shaped swelling of the trunk, as B. rupestris(narrow-leaved bottle tree ) or B. australis(broad-leaved bottle tree ).

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Origin of bottle tree

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby bottle tree

bottle-o, bottle out, bottle party, bottler, bottle shop, bottle tree, bottle turning, bottle up, bottlewasher, bottom, bottom bolt

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How to use bottle tree in a sentence

Plenty of Jewish kids today grow up with a Christmas tree next to their menorah.
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Nothing does it quite like deftly decapitating a bottle of bubbly with a gleaming blade.
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His most recommended plant was tree ivy—its juices sprayed up the nostrils.
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Bohac vowed to that when he came back next year there would be no confusion about any Christmas tree or Santa aprons.
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If you Google “Muslim Christmas tree star” you will see a list of right-wing websites wetting their pants over this.
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This tiny person spent little or none of his time in the tree-tops, but chose to stay near the ground.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Each tiny tree was a plume of leaves; the rows stretched out to the hilltop, and over.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Wide and straight, well made and tree-lined throughout, it supplied the two great arteries of Indian life.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
One of the little girls in pigtails was holding him, while Miss Anne administered the feeding-bottle.
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I saw every crook in the fence, every rut in the road, every bush and tree long before we came to it.
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British Dictionary definitions for bottle tree

bottle tree

noun

any of several Australian sterculiaceous trees of the genus Sterculia (or Brachychiton) that have a bottle-shaped swollen trunk

another name for baobab

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