Usually with distinguishing word: any of various plants of other genera and families resembling Portulaca oleracea in some respect, esp. in their…

any of various tall, erect trees, esp. those formerly used to make ships' masts; spec. †(a) the silver fir, Abies alba (obsolete); (b) a tree of…

Chiefly with distinguishing word: any of various other leguminous trees or plants, typically having flowers thought to resemble those of a laburnum.

Any of various trees having whitish bark; (in later use) esp. the whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis).

Any of various shrubs, trees, and succulent plants now or formerly included in the genus Jatropha (family Euphorbiaceae); esp. (in early use) the…

With distinguishing word: any of several trees of other families having fruit or other features thought to resemble the quince; the fruit of such a…

Any of various shrubs, esp. those having somewhat honey-scented flowers.

One or other of various trees formerly classed under the genus Colubrina, or of the West Indian trees Cecropia peltata, the trumpet tree, and Plumi…

= akeake, n.

Any of several shrubs or small trees sometimes used for their hard timber, esp. the hop-bush, Dodonaea viscosa (family Sapindaceae), and any of…

Any of several trees or shrubs with red or orange flowers, esp. the Western Australian tree Nuytsia floribunda (family Loranthaceae) (also called Chr…

(a) the Sterculia acerifolia of New South Wales; (b) the Nuytsia floribunda of Western Australia, also called fire-tree; (c) the Butea frondosa or…

Botany. A large shrub or small tree.