The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cow tree
Cow tree \Cow" tree`\ (kou" tr?`). [Cf. SP. palo de vaca.] (Bot.) A tree ( Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk.
Wiktionary
cow tree
n. A tree (''Galactodendron utile'' or ''Brosimum galactodendron'') of South America, which yields a nourishing milky fluid when cut.
Wikipedia
Cow tree
Cow tree can refer to:
- Brosimum utile in the family Moraceae, native to southern Central America and northern South America
- Couma macrocarpa in the family Apocynaceae, a tropical rain forest tree native to Colombia, also known as leche caspi and perillo negro
- Gymnema lactiferum, Ceylon cow tree
- Manilkara bidentata, also known as the Massaranduba tree, from Brazil
Usage examples of "cow tree".
However, drinking much of the milk from the cow tree would cause illness, because it coagulated into a material similar to rubber latex.