sausage tree

sausage tree
noun
: a tropical African tree (Kigelia africana) of the family Bignoniaceae often cultivated in tropical countries for its brownish red bell-shaped flowers and long sausage-shaped fruits

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sausage tree noun
A tropical tree (Kigelia africana) with bell-shaped flowers and sausage-shaped fruits
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Main Entry:sausage

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sausage tree,
any African tree of a group of the bignonia family with panicles of orange or reddish flowers, especially a variety grown for its long, edible fruit.

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ˈsausage tree 7 [sausage tree] noun
a large African tree that produces large grey fruit that hang downwards and have a similar shape to a ↑sausage

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