English dictionary

fever tree

/'f/i/v/@/r_tr/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever

noun.plant

Synonyms bitter-bark georgia bark pinckneya pubens

Source: WordNet 3.0
tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish

noun.plant

Synonyms blue gum eucalyptus globulus

Source: WordNet 3.0
African tree supposed to mark healthful regions

noun.plant

Synonyms acacia xanthophloea

Source: WordNet 3.0