tung tree

Meaning

Noun

• Any of the genus Vernicia (genus), especially Vernicia fordii (species) (syn. Aleurites fordii (species)), of east Asian trees or shrubs cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil.
• A candlenut tree, of either of the two species of the genus Aleurites, which also yield such oil.

Origin

• Borrowed from Chinese 桐