silk tree

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English

Noun

silk tree (plural silk trees)

  1. an Asiatic leguminous tree (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms.

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  • floss-silk tree (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., syn. Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
  • silk-cotton tree (several species).

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