TRAVELER'S TREE
Dictionary entry overview: What does traveler's tree mean? • TRAVELER'S TREE (noun)
The noun TRAVELER'S TREE has 1 sense:
1. giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers
Familiarity information: TRAVELER'S TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRAVELER'S TREE (noun)
Meaning:
Giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
ravenala; Ravenala madagascariensis; traveler's tree; traveller's tree
Hypernyms ("traveler's tree" is a kind of...):
ligneous plant; woody plant (a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems)
Holonyms ("traveler's tree" is a member of...):
genus Ravenala (woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae)
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