- rain tree
- noun Date: circa 1890 monkeypod
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rain tree
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rain tree — rain′ tree n. pln monkeypod • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
rain tree — noun large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle • Syn: ↑saman, ↑monkeypod, ↑monkey pod, ↑zaman, ↑zamang, ↑Albizia saman • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
rain tree — Zamang a*mang , n. (Bot.) An immense leguminous tree ({Pithecolobium Saman}) of Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. Also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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rain tree — noun a large tropical American tree with grooved bark, widely planted as a street tree. [Albizia saman.] … English new terms dictionary
rain tree — noun an ornamental tropical American tree (of uncertain taxonomy) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet pulp pods eaten by cattle … Wiktionary
rain tree — monkeypod. [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
Rain tree — Pithecellobium (E); Samanea (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
rain tree — Ōhai … English-Hawaiian dictionary
