cow tree

noun

1

[translation of American Spanish árbol de vaca]

a

: a South American tree (Brosimum galactodendron) yielding a rich milky juice sometimes used as food

b

: any of several other trees (as the balata and the couma) yielding a similar juice

c

: a Guatemalan tree (Couma guatemalensis) related to the cow tree

2

[so called from the use of its leaves as food for cattle] : karaka

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