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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


Synonymsbitter-bark, Georgia bark, Pinckneya pubens


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Member meronymgenus Pinckneya, Pinckneya

3. fever tree (plant) tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish


Synonymsblue gum, Eucalyptus globulus


Broader (hypernym)eucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree

4. fever tree (plant) African tree supposed to mark healthful regions


SynonymsAcacia xanthophloea


Broader (hypernym)acacia


Member meronymgenus Acacia









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