albizia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *albizia*:
NOUN	plant	albizia, albizzia	any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia

English > *albizia*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia.
Synonym	albizzia
Member of	genus Albizia, genus Albizzia	large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics
Narrower	rain tree, saman, monkeypod, monkey pod, zaman, zamang, Albizia saman	large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle
	silk tree, Albizia julibrissin, Albizzia julibrissin	attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens
	siris, siris tree, Albizia lebbeck, Albizzia lebbeck	large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind
Broader	tree	A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanish	albizia, albizzia
Catalan	albizia

HyperDic: albizia