carrotwood

noun

car·rot·wood ˈker-ət-ˌwu̇d

ˈka-rət-

plural carrotwoods

: an evergreen Australian tree (Cupaniopsis anacardioides of the family Sapindaceae) having large compound leaves, white to greenish-yellow flowers in axillary racemes, and a fruit that is a woody 3-lobed capsule becoming yellowish-orange when ripe

Carrotwood has become a problem in South Florida because of excess seedling production and is considered a pest tree.—

Robert Haehle, Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), 22 Sept. 2006

In Southern California, carrotwood grows rapidly to a height and girth of 30 feet in a variety of soil types and endures both drought and overwatering without complaint.—

Josh Siskin, Daily News of Los Angeles, 6 Sept. 2008

called also (Australia) tuckeroo