Meanings
nounwoman's tongue tree (plural woman's tongue trees)
plural woman's tongue trees
- The tree Albizia lebbeck.
Synonyms: lebbek, koko, East Indian walnut
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
An allusion to the sound the seeds make as they rattle inside the pods, and women's tendency to gossip.
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woman's tongue tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woman's%20tongue%20tree
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“woman's tongue tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woman's%20tongue%20tree. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woman's tongue tree,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woman's%20tongue%20tree.
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