money tree

noun7

1. •
   An imaginary tree from which money can be plucked. See money doesn't grow on trees.

   • Maybe we could learn how to grow money trees. — 1967
2. •
   The jade plant, Crassula ovata.
3. •
   The Malabar chestnut, Pachira aquatica.
4. •
   (US) A miniature tree sculpture decorated with currency, often used as a raffle prize or a gift.

   • NIAIN′s one money making project of the year, a money tree, was raffled off and won by Virginia Call of Bell and Howell. — 1972
5. •
   (Australia) A cheap tree sculpture, decorated with currency, used as a raffle prize because it would be illegal to offer a cash prize.
6. •
   A kind of holy tree believed to bring money and good fortune.
7. •
   The cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao.