Associations to the word «Tung»

Wiktionary

TUNG, noun. Obsolete spelling of tongue
TUNG, noun. A tung tree.
TUNG OIL, noun. An oil extracted from the seeds of the tung tree and used in varnishes and paints etc.
TUNG TREE, noun. Any of several East Asian trees, of the genus Aleurites, cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil.

Dictionary definition

TUNG, noun. Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats