jellyfish tree
English
Etymology
From jellyfish and tree; so called because the gynoecium of its flower resembles the tentacles of a jellyfish.
Noun
jellyfish tree (plural jellyfish trees)
- (botany) A rare tree, Medusagyne oppositifolia, indigenous to the island of Mahé in the Seychelles.
Hypernyms
- tree
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