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cannonball tree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
can-non-bal-l tree
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deciduous tree, Couroupita guianensis, family Lecythidaceae, native to tropical Central and South America and widely cultivated elsewhere.

Etymology

Named for its brown spherical fruit resembling cannonballs.

Inflected Forms

cannonball trees (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does cannonball tree mean?
A deciduous tree, Couroupita guianensis, family Lecythidaceae, native to tropical Central and South America and widely cultivated elsewhere.
Where does cannonball tree come from?
Named for its brown spherical fruit resembling cannonballs.

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