'Sterculia foetida' definitions:
Definition of 'Sterculia foetida'
From: WordNet
noun
Large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food [syn: kalumpang, Java olives, Sterculia foetida]
Definition of 'Sterculia foetida'
From: GCIDE
- Poon \Poon\, n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, Calophyllum inophullum, and Sterculia f[oe]tida; -- called also peon. [1913 Webster]