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English
Etymology
From their milky sap.
Noun
cow-tree (plural cow-trees)
- (botany) Any of various South American trees which, when wounded, exude a rich milky liquid.
- (botany) Brosimum utile, native to Brazil and Venezuela
- (botany) Couma macrocarpa of the family Apocynaceae, a tropical rain forest tree native to Colombia.
- (botany) Gymnema lactiferum, native to Ceylon.
- (botany) Manilkara bidentata, native to Brazil
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