albizzia

American  

[al-biz-ee-uh, -bit-see-uh] / ælˈbɪz i ə, -ˈbɪt si ə /

noun

1. any of several trees and shrubs belonging to the genus Albizia, of the legume family, native to warm regions of the Old World, having feathery pinnate leaves, densely clustered flowers, and flat pods.

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Etymology

Origin of albizzia

1772; < New Latin, after Filippo delgi Albizzi, a Tuscan nobleman who introduced the silk tree into Italy in the mid-18th century; -ia

Example Sentences

Achanea from New Zealand and Australia is used on the banks and accords most harmoniously with the albizzia lophantha.

From Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by James, Juliet Helena Lumbard