English noun: Thespesia populnea | |||
1. | Thespesia populnea (plant) pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds | ||
Synonyms | bendy tree, portia tree, seaside mahoe | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tulipwood tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Thespesia, Thespesia | ||