noun
tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber
• Syn: ↑elephant's ear, ↑Enterolobium cyclocarpa
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Enterolobium, ↑genus Enterolobium
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\\ˌkänəˈkastē\ noun (-s)Etymology: Spanish conacaste, guanacaste, from Nahuatl cuauhnacaztli, literally, ear tree, from cuahuitl tree + nacaztli ear; from the shape of the fruit
: a tropical American timber tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) that has coiled ear-shaped fruits and produces a valuable wood
Useful english dictionary. 2012.