Trema (Noun)
Meaning
An evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The trema tree in our backyard provided shade and shelter from strong winds for several years.
- Tremas are not commonly cultivated for food, as the fruit is bitter, however in some villages they are considered edible.
- In traditional medicine, the bark and leaves of the trema tree have been used to cure various ailments.
- Tremas can be seen alongside other deciduous trees in the mixed deciduous and evergreen forests of Central America.
- We planted a young trema tree in our garden in hopes that it would grow tall and strong over the years.