tung tree; tung oil tree
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
deciduous small tree (Vernicia fordii, formerly Aleurites fordii) with ovate leaves and large white flowers with red-yellow spots; seeds produce tung oil
technicalSpecifically refers to the tung oil tree (Vernicia fordii), an important industrial oil crop native to southern China.
Zhè这
piàn片
shān山
shàng上
zhòng种
mǎn满
le了
yóu油
tóng桐
。
This hillside is planted full of tung trees.
Yóu油
tóng桐
huā花
kāi开
de的
jì季
jié节
，
mǎn满
shān山
xuě雪
bái白
。
When the tung oil tree flowers bloom, the mountains are covered in white.
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Tóng桐
yóu油
shì是
cóng从
yóu油
tóng桐
zhǒng种
zi子
zhōng中
zhà榨
qǔ取
de的
。
Tung oil is extracted from tung tree seeds.
Yóu油
tóng桐
de的
guǒ果
shí实
jìn近
qiú球
xíng形
，
biǎo表
miàn面
guāng光
huá滑
。
The fruit of the tung tree is nearly spherical with a smooth surface.