单词 | smoke tree |
释义 | smoke treenounAlso 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 treeFirst recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby smoke treesmoke screen, smoke shelf, smoke shop, smokestack, smokestack industry, smoke tree, smokey, smoking car, smoking-concert, smoking gun, smoking jacket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smoke tree
British Dictionary definitions for smoke treesmoke tree nounan 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 treeC19: 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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