sandbox tree

noun

Hura crepitans, an evergreen tree of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America.

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Meanings

nounsandbox tree (plural sandbox trees)

plural sandbox trees

  1. Hura crepitans, an evergreen tree of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America.

    Synonyms: assacu, dynamite tree, jabillo, monkey's dinner bell, monkey's pistol, monkey-no-climb, possumwood

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHura crepitans, an evergreen tree of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America.

Similar
assacudynamite treejabillomonkey's dinner bellmonkey's pistolmonkey-no-climbpossumwood
Also see
assacudynamite treemonkey-no-climbmonkey's dinner bellmonkey's pistol

Translations

Portuguese açacu
  • açacuHura crepitans
Spanish jabillo
  • jabilloHura crepitans
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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