noun
1.
[translation of American Spanish árbol de vaca ]
a. : a So. American tree ( Brosimum galactodendron ) yielding a rich milky juice sometimes used as food
b. : any of several other trees (as the balata and the couma) yielding a similar juice
c. : a Guatemalan tree ( Couma guatemalensis ) related to the cow tree
2.
[so called from the use of its leaves as food for cattle]
: karaka