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Castanospermum   Listen
noun
Castanospermum  n.  
1.
A genus consisting of one species, the Moreton Bay chestnut.
Synonyms: genus Castanospermum.





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"Castanospermum" Quotes from Famous Books



... foods of the blacks is the fruit of "tinda-burra" (Moreton Bay chestnut—CASTANOSPERMUM AUSTRALE). The plentiful pea-shaped flowers range in colour from apple-green, pale yellow, orange to scarlet, and contain large quantities of nectar, which attracts multitudes of birds and insects. Blacks regard this tree with special favour ...
— The Confessions of a Beachcomber • E J Banfield


Words linked to "Castanospermum" :   subfamily Papilionoideae, rosid dicot genus, Australian chestnut, genus Castanospermum, Moreton Bay chestnut


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