tung tree
Any of the genus Vernicia, especially Vernicia fordii, of east Asian trees or shrubs…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.
» Tung oil is made from the seeds of the Tung tree.
Тунговое масло делают из семян тунга.
Meaning
2 sensesAny 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.
тунгtung, ту́нговое де́ревоtúngovoje dérevo
Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
A candlenut tree, of either of the two species of the genus Aleurites, which also yield such oil.
Examples
2 sentencesTung oil is made from the seeds of the Tung tree.
ruТунговое масло делают из семян тунга. — sharptoothed
The Tung tree is poisonous.
ruТунговое дерево ядовито. — odexed
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Chinese 桐 (tóng).Borrowed from Chinese 桐 (tóng).
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Forms
plural: tung trees| Singular | tung tree |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil:tungtung-oil treeAleurites fordii