Meanings
nounMexican hand tree (plural Mexican hand trees)
plural Mexican hand trees
- A tree of species Chiranthodendron pentadactylon.
Synonyms: devil's hand tree, handflower, handflower tree, macpalxochitl, manita
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tree of species Chiranthodendron pentadactylon.
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Origin
So named because it grows in Mexico and its flowers resemble five-fingered human hands.
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French arbre à la main
- arbre à la mainTranslations
Spanish árbol de las manitas, árbol de la manita
- árbol de las manitasTranslations
- árbol de la manitaTranslations
- manitaTranslations
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APA
Mexican hand tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20hand%20tree
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“Mexican hand tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20hand%20tree. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexican hand tree,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20hand%20tree.
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