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nounevergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceaetype of:
Definition that contains montezuma
- tule tree Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule
- ahuehuete Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule
- santa maria del tule a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress