amber tree

noun

Any of various species of Anthospermum (Rubiaceae), a succulent evergreen shrub whose leaves release a fragrant odour when bruised, especially Anthospermum aethiopicum

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Meanings

nounamber tree (plural amber trees)

plural amber trees

  1. Any of various species of Anthospermum (Rubiaceae), a succulent evergreen shrub whose leaves release a fragrant odour when bruised, especially Anthospermum aethiopicum
  2. Hymenaea verrucosa (Fabaceae), a New World tree producing copal.
  3. obsoletePinites succinifer, extinct, formerly thought to be the source of Baltic amber.
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APA

amber tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amber%20tree

MLA

“amber tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amber%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amber tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amber%20tree.

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