Definition of Umbrella Tree in English :

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Umbrella Tree meaning in English

Meaning of Umbrella Tree in English

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Umbrella Tree pronunciation in English

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Umbrella Tree

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Noun

1. brassaia actinophylla, schefflera actinophylla, umbrella tree

erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves

2. elk-wood, elkwood, magnolia tripetala, umbrella magnolia, umbrella tree

small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Umbrella Tree

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noun
1. 
a North American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having long leaves clustered into an umbrella formation at the ends of the branches and unpleasant-smelling white flowers
2. Also called: umbrella bush
any of various other trees or shrubs having leaves shaped like an umbrella or growing in an umbrella-like cluster

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Umbrella Tree

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1.  US
an American magnolia (Magnolia tripetala) with clusters of long leaves at the ends of the branches, foul-smelling white flowers, and reddish fruit
2. 
any of a number of other trees or shrubs whose leaves are umbrella-shaped or grow with an umbrellalike effect, as the chinaberry

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Umbrella Tree

see synonyms of umbrella tree
n.
1. A small magnolia tree (Magnolia tripetala) of the southeast United States, having large leaves clustered in an umbrellalike form at the ends of the branches.

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