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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 pods

Chinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex, Japanese varnish tree

Firmiana, genus Firmiana - small genus of Asian trees or shrubs

tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

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BNP Paribas's chief China economist, Chen Xingdong, summed things up with a Chinese proverb: "The government thought once the phoenix tree was planted, the phoenix would come.

How China is full of western promise

Seeds of phoenix trees, which survived the bombing and were brought to the garden at the facility, have finally sprouted and grown into small trees.

Postwar60: S. Korean A-bomb victim cared for by son, not Japan

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