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Definition of Sterculia
1. Noun. Any tree of the genus Sterculia.
Specialized synonyms: Panama Tree, Sterculia Apetala, Java Olives, Kalumpang, Sterculia Foetida
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Definition of Sterculia
1. Noun. Any of a a number of tropical trees and shrubs, of the genus ''Sterculia'', many of which bear commercially important, oil-rich seeds ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sterculia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sterculia
Literary usage of Sterculia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1916)
"sterculia MINIMA Berry 857 1, 2. Three- and four-lobed forms from Grove Point, Md.
C. Bilobate form from Cliffwood Bluff, NJ Magothy formation. Fig. 4. ..."
2. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"The generic name given to a tree of Malacca previously known is sterculia ...
most species of sterculia in the fifteen stamens of the sterile flowers, ..."
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