calabur tree
- noun
- US
:
árbol de calabur
- The calabur tree is prized for its edible fruit and strong, silky fiber.
Examples
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Local villagers use the bark of the calabur tree to make durable rope.
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Several calabur trees grow near the river, providing shade and seasonal fruit.
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The calabur tree grows rapidly in tropical climates.
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Have you ever seen a calabur tree in person?
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The calabur tree produces sweet fruit that many locals enjoy during the harvest season.
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Craftsmen prefer the wood of the calabur tree for making sturdy furniture.
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In the rainforest, the calabur tree can reach impressive heights, towering over nearby plants.
Synonyms
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A fast-growing tropical tree with white flowers and edible fruit and bark that gives silky fibers for rope
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree with white flowers, small sweet red fruit, and bark used to make strong thread
A tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit, silky bark used to make rope, and wood used for boards
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree with small sweet red fruit that people eat
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree that has white flowers and small sweet red fruit
Surface Forms
Morphology
calabur + tree
This is a straightforward noun+noun compound: 'tree' marks the referent as a tree and 'calabur' names the species. If a learner knows the constituents (i.e., 'calabur' as the plant name and 'tree'), they will readily understand it as the tree of that species; the detailed botanical properties in the full definition are not inferable from the compound but the basic referential meaning is fully compositional.
Etymology
Calabur tree likely gets its name from a local word for its round, edible fruit that looks like small gourds. People used the fruit for 'food' and the strong bark for making 'rope', so the name came to mean a tree valued for both.