tung tree

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 桐 (tóng).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʊŋ ˌtɹiː/, /ˈtʌŋ ˌtɹiː/

Noun

tung tree (plural tung trees)

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

Translations

East Asian tree

Chinese:
Mandarin: 油桐 (zh) (yóutóng)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: tungpuu (fi)
French: tung (fr) m
Japanese: シナアブラギリ (Shina aburagiri)
Portuguese: tungue (pt) m
Russian: тунг (ru) m (tung), ту́нговое де́рево n (túngovoje dérevo)

References

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