phoenix tree

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phoenix tree - deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike podsChinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex, Japanese varnish treeFirmiana, genus Firmiana - small genus of Asian trees or shrubstree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms