wheel tree

Meanings

nounwheel tree (plural wheel trees)

Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree native to Peru.
Trochodendron aralioides, a tree or large shrub native to Japan, Taiwan, and southern Korea.

nouneastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers

Similar

firewheel treeStenocarpus sinuatus

Broader

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

A cross-section of the trunk resembles a spoked wheel.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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