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tung tree
(redirected from tung-oil tree)

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tung tree: see spurge spurge (spûrj), common name for members of the Euphorbiaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees of greatly varied structure and
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; tung oil tung oil, oil obtained from the seeds of a tropical tree, the tung tree (Aleurites fordii) of the spurge family, and from seeds of some related species, all from Indomalesia or W Pacifica. It is known also as China wood oil and nut oil.
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tung tree [′təŋ ‚trē]
(botany)
Aleurites fordii.A plant of the spurge family in the order Euphorbiales, native to central and western China and grown in the southern United States.


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