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pudding-pipe tree

American  
[pood-ing-pahyp] / ˈpʊd ɪŋˌpaɪp /

noun

  1. golden shower.

Etymology

Origin of pudding-pipe tree

First recorded in 1590–1600

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C. fistula is called the Pudding-Pipe tree, and furnishes the cassia pods of commerce.

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