albizia

See also: Albizia

English

Etymology

From scientific (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Albizia.

Noun

albizia (plural albizias)

1. A plant of the genus Albizia; a siris or silk tree. [from 19th c.]
   • 2015, Labodalih Sembiring, translating Eka Kurniawan, Man Tiger, Verso 2015, p. 38:

     To visit Grandpa, Margio had to trudge up the hill through albizia trees and clove woods, on paths lined by mahogany trees, deep into the wild jungle known only to hunters.