sausage tree

American  

noun

1. a tropical African tree, Kigelia pinnata, having red, bell-shaped flowers and large, sausage-shaped fruits hanging from very long stalks.

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Example Sentences

The Scottish comedian says the Sausage Tree brings back memories of driving around the Scottish countryside when his daughter Amy was a child.

From BBC

They include Sausage Tree, which reflects on a trip with his daughter Amy, Sunburned, which depicts a Scottish man who has spent too long in the sun, and Fly Away Peter, which shows a multicoloured figure surrounded by birds.

From BBC

"Once we were near a place called Aberfoyle and we came upon a sausage tree."

From BBC

It was actually a bush with seed pods hanging from it but his child's delight at seeing a "sausage tree" has stayed with him since.

From BBC

In addition to their more expansive range, elephants can eat larger fruit than many other species, such as the meter-long seed pods of the sausage tree.

From Science Magazine