Noun | 1. | Chionanthus - deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination family Oleaceae, Oleaceae, olive family - trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac fringe tree - any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus |