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Definition of God tree
1. Noun. Massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber.
Exact synonyms: Bombay Ceiba, Ceiba Pentandra, Ceiba Tree, Kapok, Silk-cotton Tree, White Silk-cotton Tree
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of God Tree
Literary usage of God tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Sacred Literature by John Kitto, Henry Burgess, Benjamin Harris Cowper (1862)
"The Buddhists have also their sacred trees, which are said to be numerous in
China and Japan. In Ceylon, there is the tinga/ia or god's tree, ..."
2. Cultus Arborum: A Descriptive Account of Phallic Tree Worship, with (1890)
"... or " god tree," and when Sir William Ousley was in that country in 1810, he
was presented with a number of pieces of the wood found in its forests, ..."
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