The story
So named because it grows in Mexico and its flowers resemble five-fingered human hands.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mexican hand tree
Today it means: A tree of species Chiranthodendron pentadactylon. Full definition →
Today it means: A tree of species Chiranthodendron pentadactylon. Full definition →
So named because it grows in Mexico and its flowers resemble five-fingered human hands.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.