woman's tongue tree
English edit
Etymology edit
An allusion to the sound the seeds make as they rattle inside the pods, and women's tendency to gossip.
Noun edit
woman's tongue tree (plural woman's tongue trees)
- The tree Albizia lebbeck.
- Synonyms: lebbek, koko, East Indian walnut
- Hypernym: siris
Translations edit
lebbek — see lebbek