Definitions for umbrella tree
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
umbrel′la tree`(n.)
an American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having large leaves in umbrellalike clusters.
Category: Plants
any of various other trees resembling an umbrella.
Category: Plants
Origin of umbrella tree:
1730–40, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
umbrella tree, Schefflera actinophylla, Brassaia actinophylla(noun)
erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves
umbrella tree, umbrella magnolia, elkwood, elk-wood, Magnolia tripetala(noun)
small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
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