Associations to the word «Sterculia»

Wiktionary

STERCULIA, noun. Any of a a number of tropical trees and shrubs, of the genus Sterculia, many of which bear commercially important, oil-rich seeds
STERCULIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae   — certain foul-smelling tropical and subtropical plants.

Dictionary definition

STERCULIA, noun. Any tree of the genus Sterculia.

Wise words

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