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Definition of rain tree in English: rain treenoun A large tropical American tree which is widely planted as a street tree. It has grooved bark which typically supports epiphytic plants, and ‘rain’ is excreted by cicadas that live in the tree. Albizia saman, family Leguminosae Example sentencesExamples - The garden was filled with cherry blossoms and swaying rain trees.
- The century-old rain trees with their huge umbrella canopy appear to nod in gratitude to the British officers who planted them, making the whole estate a giant oxygen factory.
- Lots of other trees bloom in summer, the rain tree, the neem and the Silk cotton.
- Within the city, smaller trees could be planted, but wherever possible, like in open spaces and government offices and schools, big rain trees can be planted.
- It is 9 a.m. and Chandran has set up shop under the shade of a young rain tree on the Chakkai-Injackal bypass.
Definition of rain tree in US English: rain treenoun A large tropical American tree that is widely planted as a street tree. It has grooved bark that typically supports epiphytic plants, and “rain” (as it mimics the sound of rain) that is excreted by cicadas that live in the tree. Albizia saman, family Leguminosae Example sentencesExamples - It is 9 a.m. and Chandran has set up shop under the shade of a young rain tree on the Chakkai-Injackal bypass.
- Within the city, smaller trees could be planted, but wherever possible, like in open spaces and government offices and schools, big rain trees can be planted.
- The century-old rain trees with their huge umbrella canopy appear to nod in gratitude to the British officers who planted them, making the whole estate a giant oxygen factory.
- The garden was filled with cherry blossoms and swaying rain trees.
- Lots of other trees bloom in summer, the rain tree, the neem and the Silk cotton.
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