tourist tree

noun

The gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba.

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Meanings

nountourist tree (plural tourist trees)

plural tourist trees

  1. The gumbo limbo, Bursera simaruba.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gumbo limbo

Origin

From the fancied resemblance of the peeling, papery red bark to the sunburned skin of tropical tourists.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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