What’s in a name?
Ever heard of the Woman’s Tongue? Or the Monkey Pod? Believe it or not, these are names of trees. Here are some more weird ones. When the wind blows through the long flat pods of the Frywood Tree, it sounds like food frying. Hence the name.
Why is the Flame of the Forest called the Parrot Tree? How did the Butterfly Tree, Sneezewood Tree, Toothpaste Tree, Icecream Bean Tree, Shaving Brush Tree, Fried Egg Tree, Jack in the Box Tree, and the Cassowary Tree get their names? Search the Internet for images of these trees and see if their appearances provide the answer. Meanwhile, try your hand at this memory game to discover more exciting facts about some more trees with weirder names!