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Definition of Brachychiton
1. Noun. Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks).
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Sterculiaceae, Sterculia Family, Sterculiaceae
Member holonyms: Bottle Tree, Bottle-tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brachychiton
Literary usage of Brachychiton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1857)
"66), but leave it intact, according to Professor Lindley, between brachychiton
and Sterculia. This tree, I may mention, varies with digitate leaves, ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"brachychiton. FLAME TREE. Evergreen tree, reaching a height of 60 ft., glabrous:
Ivs. long- petioled, ... brachychiton. Tall tree, glabrous except the fls. ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"brachychiton. FLAME TREE. Evergreen tree, reaching a height of GO ft., glabrous:
Ivs. long- petioled, ... brachychiton. Tall tree, glabrous except the fls. ..."
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