Chinese parasol tree


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Noun1.Chinese parasol tree - 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 podsChinese parasol tree - 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
Chinese parasol, Firmiana simplex, phoenix tree, Japanese varnish tree
Firmiana, genus Firmiana - small genus of Asian trees or shrubs
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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