albizzia
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Related to albizzia: Albizia lebbeck, jacaranda
albizzia
(ælˈbɪzɪə) oralbizia
n
(Plants) any of numerous trees, shrubs, and lianas of the genus Albizia, belonging to the family Leguminosae
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| Noun | 1. |  albizzia - any of numerous trees of the genus Albiziagenus Albizia, genus Albizzia - large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics Albizia julibrissin, Albizzia julibrissin, silk tree - attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens Albizia lebbeck, Albizzia lebbeck, siris, siris tree - large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind Albizia saman, monkey pod, monkeypod, rain tree, saman, zaman, zamang - large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle 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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