Enterolobium cyclocarpa

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A large tropical tree with a wide leafy crown and ear-shaped fruit grown for shade and timber

noun

Specialized

: Enterolobium cyclocarpa

The Enterolobium cyclocarpa is valued for its broad canopy, which provides excellent shade in city parks.

Examples

Artisans use timber from the Enterolobium cyclocarpa to create furniture and decorative woodwork.
Farmers often plant Enterolobium cyclocarpa to prevent soil erosion and improve the landscape.
The Enterolobium cyclocarpa is often found in tropical rainforests.
Many gardeners choose the Enterolobium cyclocarpa for its shade.
Artisans use timber from the Enterolobium cyclocarpa to create furniture and decorative woodwork.
Farmers often plant Enterolobium cyclocarpa to prevent soil erosion and improve the landscape.
The Enterolobium cyclocarpa is valued for its broad canopy, which provides excellent shade in city parks.

Synonyms

conacaste

vsEnterolobium cyclocarpa

Specialized

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A large tropical tree with curled fruits that gives good shade and strong wood

is the scientific species name for the same tree

Surface Forms

Enterolobium cyclocarpa singular

Enterolobium cyclocarpas plural

Morphology

Enterolobium + cyclocarpa

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) used as a taxonomic name rather than a normal compositional English phrase; the species epithet 'cyclocarpa' is not a common English word and is listed as not found in the dictionary. B1 learners who know the genus label still cannot derive the full meaning (a particular tree species with specific fruit/traits) from ordinary English composition rules, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Enterolobium cyclocarpa comes from old Greek parts: entero- and lobium meaning 'intestine' or 'lobe', and cyclo- and -carpa meaning 'round fruit'. That image of twisted, ear-shaped pods helps explain why the name refers to the tree with coiled seed pods and a wide, shady crown.