flowered tree

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• tree lilac — noun : a lilac of treelike form; especially : a broad spreading white flowered Japanese tree (Syringa amurensis japonica or S. japonica) that may exceed 35 feet in height …   Useful english dictionary

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• White Tree of Gondor — In J. R. R. Tolkien s fantasy universe of Middle earth, the White Tree of Gondor stood as a symbol of Gondor in the Court of the Fountain in Minas Tirith.The White Tree also appears as a motif upon Gondor s flag and throughout its heraldry,… …   Wikipedia

• Tea Tree Gully, South Australia — Tea Tree Gully is a suburb in the greater Adelaide, South Australia area, under the City of Tea Tree Gully.The suburb acquired it s name from the white flowered tea trees ( Leptospermum lanigerum ) that grew in the gully. Their leaves were brewed …   Wikipedia

• The Rose-Tree — is an English fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in English Fairy Tales . [Joseph Jacobs, English Fairy Tales , [http://www.authorama.com/english fairy tales 5.html The Rose Tree ] ] It is Aarne Thompson type 720, my mother slew me; my father… …   Wikipedia

• Loblolly tree — Loblolly Lob lol ly, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; so called among seamen. [1913 Webster] {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({Gordonia Lasianthus}), growing in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Judas tree — Ju′das tree n. 1) pln a purple flowered Eurasian tree, Cercis siliquastrum, of the legume family, supposed to be the kind of tree upon which Judas hanged himself 2) pln any of various other trees of the same genus, as the redbud • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• Judas tree — /ˈdʒudəs tri/ (say joohduhs tree) noun 1. a purple flowered leguminous European and Asian tree, Cercis siliquastrum. 2. any of various other trees of the same genus, as the redbud. {from the popular belief that Judas Iscariot hanged himself on a… …  

• elephant tree — noun small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers • Syn: ↑Bursera microphylla • Hypernyms: ↑incense tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Bursera, ↑genus Bursera * * * …   Useful english dictionary