devil tree

noun

1. jelutong ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of devil tree¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

And now she was evidently much discomposed about their adventure with the ‘devil-tree’; though she did not refer to it again.

From Project Gutenberg

Since the night when the real use to which the great devil-tree was put had been revealed to him, he had been very unhappy.

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Thus ended the existence of the terrible, horror-laden devil-tree!

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But the Children of Darkness captured the city, and they enticed people up there so they could sacrifice them to the Devil-tree.

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