tung tree

/T AH1 NG T R IY1/
noun
  1. 1

    Any of the genus Vernicia, especially Vernicia fordii (syn. Aleurites fordii), of east Asian trees or shrubs cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil.

  2. 2

    (botany) A candlenut tree, of either of the two species of the genus Aleurites, which also yield such oil.

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