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单词 smoke tree
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smoke tree


noun

Also called American smoke tree, chittamwood. a tree, Cotinus obovatus, of the cashew family, native to the southeastern U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
Also called Venetian sumac. a related shrub, C. coggygria, of Eurasia, having elliptical leaves and clusters of hairy, purple flowers.

Origin of smoke tree

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby smoke tree

smoke screen, smoke shelf, smoke shop, smokestack, smokestack industry, smoke tree, smokey, smoking car, smoking-concert, smoking gun, smoking jacket
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Example sentences from the Web for smoke tree

  • The Venetian sumach or smoke-tree (R. Cotinus) is commonly planted for ornament.

    Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell
  • Fustet, fus′tet, n. the smoke-tree or Venetian sumach, or its wood.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for smoke tree

smoke tree

noun

an anacardiaceous shrub, Cotinus coggygria, of S Europe and Asia, having clusters of yellowish feathery flowers
a related tree, Cotinus americanus, of the southern US

Word Origin for smoke tree

C19: so named because of the similarity between its flower clusters and a cloud of smoke
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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