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    TRAVELLER'S TREE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelersplay

    Synonyms:

    ravenala; Ravenala madagascariensis; traveler's tree; traveller's tree

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("traveller's tree" is a kind of...):

    ligneous plant; woody plant (a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems)

    Holonyms ("traveller's tree" is a member of...):

    genus Ravenala (woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae)

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