Sterculia Foetida (Noun)
Meaning
Large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The village elder showed the visitors the large Sterculia foetida tree, known for its strong odor, near the edge of the village.
- Local tribes use seeds from the Sterculia foetida as an additional source of nutrition during periods of scarcity.
- Farmers take precautions to plant the Sterculia foetida far away from other plants, to avoid pollination contamination due to its unique yet potent flowers.
- At the museum exhibit on Old World tropics flora, there was an enlarged replica of a Sterculia foetida on display for public education.
- This park, containing one large and rare Sterculia foetida tree, became the country's second officially recognized protected site due to this unusual flora's conservation needs.