1. Tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber
   "The conacaste tree provided ample shade in the town square";
   - elephant's ear, Enterolobium cyclocarpa

Derived forms: conacastes

Type of: tree

Part of: Enterolobium, genus Enterolobium

Encyclopedia: Conacaste