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Moreton Bay chestnut

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Noun1.Moreton Bay chestnut - Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood
Castanospermum, genus Castanospermum - a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut
bean tree - any of several trees having seedpods as fruits


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Moreton Bay chestnut and Queensland maple don't like windy conditions but grow well in protected areas.
Common names for the tree -- Moreton Bay chestnut and Moreton Bay bean -- refer to the area near Brisbane where the tree was reportedly first discovered.
 
 
 
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