NOUN | plant | cork tree, Phellodendron amurense | deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark |
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plant | cork tree, Erythrina vespertilio | prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood |
Meaning | deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark. | |
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Synonym | Phellodendron amurense | |
Member of | Phellodendron, genus Phellodendron | small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Meaning | prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood. | |
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Synonym | Erythrina vespertilio | |
Broader | coral tree, erythrina | Any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds |
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