woman's tongue tree

English

Etymology

An allusion to the sound the seeds make as they rattle inside the pods, and women's tendency to gossip.

Noun

woman's tongue tree (plural woman's tongue trees)

  1. The tree Albizia lebbeck.
    Synonyms: lebbek, koko, East Indian walnut
    Hypernym: siris

Translations
lebbek — see lebbek
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