silk tree

silk tree

n. A small ornamental tree (Albizia julibrissin) in the pea family, native to Asia and naturalized in the southeast United States, having pinnately compound leaves and pinkish flowers with long silky stamens. Also called mimosa.

silk′ tree`

n. a tree, Albizia julibrissin, of the legume family, native to Asia, having pinnate leaves and plumelike pink flowers: widely cultivated as an ornamental. Also called mimosa. [1850–55]

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silk tree - attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamensAlbizia julibrissin, Albizzia julibrissinalbizia, albizzia - any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia