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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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.
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Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Isn’t that a wonderful name, fever tree?
—Jonas Eika, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
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 25 Apr. 2024.
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