noun
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
• Syn: ↑Chinese parasol, ↑Japanese varnish tree, ↑phoenix tree, ↑Firmiana simplex
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Firmiana, ↑genus Firmiana
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noun also chinese parasolUsage: usually capitalized C
: an Asiatic tree (Firmiana simplex) of the family Sterculiaceae now widely planted as an ornamental in warmer parts of the United States having large maplelike leaves and greenish white flowers in clusters
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Chinese parasol tree,
= flame tree. (Cf. ↑flame tree)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.