Definition of Panama tree

1. Noun. Large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk.

Exact synonyms: Sterculia Apetala
Generic synonyms: Sterculia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Panama Tree

Pan troglodytes verus
Panacea
Panadol
Panafricanism
Panagiotis
Panaji
Panama
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Zone
Panama City
Panama Red
Panama hat
Panama hats
Panama redwood
Panama redwood tree
Panama tree
Panamanian
Panamanian capital
Panamanian monetary unit
Panamanians
Panamax
Pananglican
Panasonic
Panax
Panax ginseng
Panax pseudoginseng
Panax quinquefolius
Panax schinseng
Panay
Pancake Day

Literary usage of Panama tree

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Panama Adventure Guide by Patricia Katzman (2004)
"The towering panama tree grows to 120 feet/36 meters tall and produces a nut-like fruit that possesses medicinal properties. In contrast to its "elephant ..."

2. The Story of Panama: The New Route to India by Frank Ales Gause, Charles Carl Carr (1919)
"193 OLD PORTO BELLO AS IT is TO-DAY 194 THE panama tree 197 FORT LORENZO OF TO-DAY • . 213 RUINS OF A SENTRY Box 231 TOWER OF ST. ..."

3. Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1858)
"By a vigorous use of the machete I was enabled to follow the line of Mr. Bailey up the ravine to the station of Panama, so called from a large Panama-tree ..."

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