The story
From the fancied resemblance of the peeling, papery red bark to the sunburned skin of tropical tourists.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tourist tree
Today it means: The gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba. Full definition →
Today it means: The gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba. Full definition →
From the fancied resemblance of the peeling, papery red bark to the sunburned skin of tropical tourists.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.