fever tree
noun
: any of several shrubs or trees that are thought to indicate regions free from fever or that yield remedies for fever
especially
: an African acacia (Acacia xanthlophloea)
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This majestic feline was photographed at Lake Nakuru, Kenya, deep within a fever tree forest.
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
The interlaced branches of the trees above were not the thorn or fever trees of Africa, but American fir and spruce.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
Decades of hard, often Sisyphean conservation work have succeeded in showing the resilience of the savanna’s low acacia and fever trees, thorny shrubs, and monumental ancient baobabs.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Isn’t that a wonderful name, fever tree?
—Jonas Eika, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
The interlaced branches of the trees above were not the thorn or fever trees of Africa, but American fir and spruce.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
Decades of hard, often Sisyphean conservation work have succeeded in showing the resilience of the savanna’s low acacia and fever trees, thorny shrubs, and monumental ancient baobabs.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Isn’t that a wonderful name, fever tree?
—Jonas Eika, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
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“Fever tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fever%20tree. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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