umbrella tree


noun
  1. an American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having large leaves in umbrellalike clusters.

  2. any of various other trees resembling an umbrella.

Origin of umbrella tree

1
An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

Words Nearby umbrella tree

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How to use umbrella tree in a sentence

  • The only alternative to this was that the original umbrella tree had disappeared, and this I did not want to believe.

    The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod Raine
  • By this time a path had been cut through to the palm grove and from it to the umbrella tree.

    The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod Raine
  • Under this sheltering umbrella-tree, which spread its dense arch like a roof, sat Joyce and her mother.

    The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor | Annie Fellows Johnston
  • It is known as large-leaved cucumber tree, great-leaved magnolia, large-leaved umbrella tree, and long-leaved magnolia.

    American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
  • Here was pointed out a fine, lofty specimen of the umbrella tree, of the pine family, with broad leaves of a deep green.

    Due West | Maturin Murray Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for umbrella tree

umbrella tree

noun
  1. a North American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having long leaves clustered into an umbrella formation at the ends of the branches and unpleasant-smelling white flowers

  2. Also called: umbrella bush Any of various other trees or shrubs having leaves shaped like an umbrella or growing in an umbrella-like cluster

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