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noun

Cow tree n. (Bot.) A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk.

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Etymology of 'Cow tree'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cow tree" Quotes from Famous Books

... the cow tree, which yields a delicious creamy milk. This tree grows in South America, and often looks like a dead tree, but if it is tapped the milk will flow out freely. Sunrise is "milking time," when the natives come with their jugs and fill them ...

— Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 7, February 15, 1914 • Various