Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus consisting of one species, the Moreton Bay chestnut.
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- noun a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut
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Examples
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I found a large quantity of castanospermum seeds in one of the creeks, apparently put there to steep by the natives, who use them for food.
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Most of the orchids are in full flower, the coral-trees glow, the castanospermum is full of bud, loose bunches of white fruit decorate the creeping palms, and the sunflower-tree is blotched with gold in masses.
Tropic Days 2003
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Most of the orchids are in full flower, the coral-trees glow, the castanospermum is full of bud, loose bunches of white fruit decorate the creeping palms, and the sunflower-tree is blotched with gold in masses.
Tropic Days 1887
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