bendy tree

Noun

1.

bendy tree - pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds Synonyms: portia tree, seaside mahoe, Thespesia populnea

genus Thespesia, portia tree, seaside mahoe, Thespesia, Thespesia populnea, tulipwood tree