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Origin of rain tree
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby rain tree
rains, rain shadow, rain shower, rainsquall, rainstorm, rain tree, rainwash, rainwater, rainwater pipe, rainwear, rainy
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British Dictionary definitions for rain tree
rain tree
noun
a leguminous tree, Samanea saman, native to Central America and widely planted in the tropics for ornament. It has red-and-yellow feathery flowers and pinnate leaves whose leaflets close at the approach of rain
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