tallow tree

noun

Triadica sebifera, a tree native to eastern Asia, with a waxy seed coating used in candle and soap manufacture.

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Meanings

nountallow tree (plural tallow trees)

plural tallow trees

  1. Triadica sebifera, a tree native to eastern Asia, with a waxy seed coating used in candle and soap manufacture.
  2. Detarium microcarpum, an African tree with edible fruit
  3. Various African trees in the section Garcinia sect. Allanblackia.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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