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FIRMIANA SIMPLEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Firmiana simplex mean?
• FIRMIANA SIMPLEX (noun)
The noun FIRMIANA SIMPLEX has 1 sense:
1. deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
Familiarity information: FIRMIANA SIMPLEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chinese parasol; Chinese parasol tree; Firmiana simplex; Japanese varnish tree; phoenix tree
Hypernyms ("Firmiana simplex" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Firmiana simplex" is a member of...):
Firmiana; genus Firmiana (small genus of Asian trees or shrubs)
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