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单词 rain tree
释义

rain tree

See also: raintree and rain-tree

English

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Alternative forms

  • rain-tree, raintree

Etymology

so called from the belief that it exudes water from its leaflets

Noun

rain tree (plural rain trees)

  1. (botany) A tropical American tree (Albizia saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle, also used as an ornamental.
  2. (botany) Philenoptera violacea, native to Africa, the apple-leaf.

Synonyms

  • (Albizia saman): acacia, algarrabo, cow bean tree, cow tamarind, giant thibet, monkey pod, saman tree, guango

Hypernyms

  • tree

References

  • rain tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Albizia saman on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Philenoptera violacea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Albizia at The Plant List

Anagrams

  • Arretine, Eretrian, Eritrean, Renteria, retainer
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