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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elephant tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
ele-phan-t tree
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A distinctive shrub or small tree native to northern Mexico and the farthest southern edge of California and Arizona (Bursera microphylla), having a smooth-skinned, bulging round trunk reminiscent of an elephant's trunk or legs.

Inflected Forms

elephant trees (plural)

Synonyms

bursera microphylla

Questions

What does elephant tree mean?
A distinctive shrub or small tree native to northern Mexico and the farthest southern edge of California and Arizona (Bursera microphylla), having a smooth-skinned, bulging round trunk reminiscent of an elephant's trunk or legs.

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