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PHOENIX TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
Synonyms:
Chinese parasol; Chinese parasol tree; Firmiana simplex; Japanese varnish tree; phoenix tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("phoenix tree" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("phoenix tree" is a member of...):
Firmiana; genus Firmiana (small genus of Asian trees or shrubs)
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