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rain_tree
rain tree
English
Alternative forms
Noun
rain tree (plural rain trees)
- A tropical American tree (Albizia saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle, also used as an ornamental.
- Philenoptera violacea, native to Africa, the apple-leaf.
Synonyms
- (Albizia saman): acacia, algarrabo, cow bean tree, cow tamarind, giant thibet, monkey pod, saman tree, guango