(n) :
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.
(n) :
(botany) A candlenut tree, of either of the two species of the genus Aleurites, which also yield such oil.
(n) :
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.
(n) :
(botany) A candlenut tree, of either of the two species of the genus Aleurites, which also yield such oil.