English Explanatory Dictionary

dove tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to resemble dove wings or handkerchiefs, Davidia involucrata.

Word forms

dove tree dove trees

Etymology

From dove + tree.

Synonyms

ghost tree handkerchief tree
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