Meaning

2 senses
  1. Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree native to Peru.

  2. Trochodendron aralioides, a tree or large shrub native to Japan, Taiwan, and southern Korea.

More definitions
  • eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers

Origin

A cross-section of the trunk resembles a spoked wheel.

A cross-section of the trunk resembles a spoked wheel.

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Forms

plural: wheel trees
Singularwheel tree
Pluralwheel trees

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers:firewheel treeStenocarpus sinuatus

See also

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