English noun: fever tree | |||
1. | fever tree (plant) any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tree | ||
2. | fever tree (plant) ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever | ||
Synonyms | bitter-bark, Georgia bark, Pinckneya pubens | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Member meronym | genus Pinckneya, Pinckneya | ||
3. | fever tree (plant) tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish | ||
Synonyms | blue gum, Eucalyptus globulus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree | ||
4. | fever tree (plant) African tree supposed to mark healthful regions | ||
Synonyms | Acacia xanthophloea | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acacia | ||
Member meronym | genus Acacia | ||