cow tree

noun

Brosimum utile, a tree of South America that yields a nourishing milky fluid when cut.

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Meanings

nouncow tree (plural cow trees)

plural cow trees

  1. Any trees in several species:
    1. Brosimum utile, a tree of South America that yields a nourishing milky fluid when cut.
    2. Couma macrocarpa in the family Apocynaceae, a tropical rainforest tree native to Colombia.
    3. Gymnema lactiferum (Ceylon cow tree).
    4. Manilkara bidentata (massaranduba).

Origin

Compare Spanish palo de vaca.

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APA

cow tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow%20tree

MLA

“cow tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow%20tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cow tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow%20tree.

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