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rain tree

noun



rain tree

noun

  1. a leguminous tree, Samanea saman , native to Central America and widely planted in the tropics for ornament. It has red-and-yellow feathery flowers and pinnate leaves whose leaflets close at the approach of rain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rain tree1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

A copious production of honeydew by plant lice, scale insects, etc., may be at the bottom of some of the rain-tree stories.

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