jellyfish tree

noun

A rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.

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Meanings

nounjellyfish tree (plural jellyfish trees)

plural jellyfish trees

  1. A rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.

Origin

From jellyfish and tree; so called because the gynoecium of its flower resembles the tentacles of a jellyfish.

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