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rain tree
rain tree
noun
- 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
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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.
From Project Gutenberg
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