Meanings
plural Moreton Bay chestnuts
- Castanospermum australe, a large Australian tree with showy flowers and poisonous seeds, prized for its dense, attractive wood.
Synonyms: bean tree, black bean
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCastanospermum australe, a large Australian tree with showy flowers and poisonous seeds, prized for its dense, attractive wood.
More synonyms by meaning
nounAustralian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Moreton Bay chestnut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moreton%20Bay%20chestnut
“Moreton Bay chestnut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moreton%20Bay%20chestnut. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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