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umbrella tree

n.

1. Either of two trees, Magnolia fraseri or M. tripetala, of the southeast United States, having large leaves clustered in an umbrellalike form at the ends of the branches.

2. An Australian evergreen tree (Brassasia actinophylla), having palmately compound leaves and widely cultivated in its smaller forms as a houseplant.

3. See schefflera.

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umbrella tree

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having long leaves clustered into an umbrella formation at the ends of the branches and unpleasant-smelling white flowers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called umbrella bush any of various other trees or shrubs having leaves shaped like an umbrella or growing in an umbrella-like cluster

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	umbrella tree - erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves Brassaia actinophylla, Schefflera actinophylla genus Schefflera, Schefflera - large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	umbrella tree - small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches elk-wood, elkwood, Magnolia tripetala, umbrella magnolia magnolia - any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms