gobstopper tree

noun

A tree of the species Salacia arenicola (family Celastraceae), the seeds of which chimpanzees find worth sucking on for hours before spitting them out.

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Meanings

noungobstopper tree (plural gobstopper trees)

plural gobstopper trees

  1. A tree of the species Salacia arenicola (family Celastraceae), the seeds of which chimpanzees find worth sucking on for hours before spitting them out.
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Chicago

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