Sănd'bŏx-tree, n.
n. (Bot.) An evergreen South American tree of the genus Hura. The pericarp of the fruit of one species (H. crepitans) bursts, when ripe, with a loud report, and throws the seeds to a distance. Loudon.
n. (Bot.) An evergreen South American tree of the genus Hura. The pericarp of the fruit of one species (H. crepitans) bursts, when ripe, with a loud report, and throws the seeds to a distance. Loudon.