fever tree
fever tree · fever trees
Gelbrinden-Akazie
Any of various shrubs or trees used to treat fever, includingAny of various shrubs or trees used to treat fever, including: An acacia tree of species Vachellia xanthophloea, native to eastern and southern Africa, with fragrant yellow flowers.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of various shrubs or trees used to treat fever, including:
An acacia tree of species Vachellia xanthophloea, native to eastern and southern Africa, with fragrant yellow flowers.
Gelbrinden-Akazie
Georgia bark; any member of the species Pinckneya bracteata (syn. P. pubens), principally of Georgia and northern Florida in the US.
More definitions
- African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
- 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
- any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever
- tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
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By meaning 1
Vachellia xanthophloea:
Forms
plural: fever trees| Singular | fever tree |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- African tree supposed to mark healthful regions:Acacia xanthophloea
- 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:Georgia barkbitter-barkPinckneya pubens
- tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish:blue gumEucalyptus globulus