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Mexican hand tree
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English
Etymology
So named because it grows in Mexico and its flowers resemble five-fingered human hands.
right|thumb|one of the flowers of the Mexican hand tree
Noun
A tree of species Chiranthodendron pentadactylon species.
Synonyms
devil's hand tree; handflower, handflower tree; macpalxochitl; manita
Hypernyms
en tree
Translations
French: fr arbre à la main m
Nahuatl: mācpalxōchitl
Spanish: es árbol de las manitas m, es árbol de la manita m, es manita f
References
en Mallow family plants