- silk tree
- noun Date: circa 1852 a leguminous Asian tree (Albizia julibrissin) naturalized especially in the southeastern United States and having pink flowers with long silky stamens — called also mimosa
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Silk tree — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silk tree — silk′ tree n. bot (boi pln) a tree, Albizia julibrissin, of the legume family, native to Asia, having pinnate leaves and plumelike pink flowers: widely cultivated as an ornamental Also called mimosa • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
silk tree — noun attractive domed or flat topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens • Syn: ↑Albizia julibrissin, ↑Albizzia julibrissin • Hypernyms: ↑albizzia, ↑albizia * * * noun : an Asiatic tree ( … Useful english dictionary
silk tree — a tree, Albizia julibrissin, of the legume family, native to Asia, having pinnate leaves and plumelike pink flowers and widely cultivated as an ornamental. Also called mimosa. [1850 55] * * * … Universalium
Silk-cotton tree — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silk — Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silk cotton — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silk flower — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silk flower — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silk fowl — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
