"huluppu tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: huluppu trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} huluppu tree (plural huluppu trees)
  1. A tree (species not definitively identified) that features in ancient Sumerian myth.
    Sense id: en-huluppu_tree-en-noun-xA~vlsnA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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