Chicot

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Kentucky coffeetree.
  2. 2
    handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute wordnet
  3. 3
    A tree or tree limb that is dead and may fall and cause injury. Canada

    "Felling a tree which is supporting a chicot can be dangerous as depicted in the above drawing. The victim in this case was fatally crushed by the falling chicot."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A county in Arkansas: see Chicot County.

Synonyms

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bonducgymnocladus dioicakentucky coffee treekentucky coffee treekentucky coffeetree

Example

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"Felling a tree which is supporting a chicot can be dangerous as depicted in the above drawing. The victim in this case was fatally crushed by the falling chicot."

Etymology

From French chicot.

Related phrases

chicot county

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