silk tree

American  

noun

1. a tree, Albizia julibrissin, of the legume family, native to Asia, having pinnate leaves and plumelike pink flowers and widely cultivated as an ornamental.

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Etymology

Origin of silk tree

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

McDonough is partial to the floss silk tree, which will soon be showing off with blooms like tiny orchids above a spiky trunk that looks positively Jurassic.

From Los Angeles Times