RAIN TREE


Meaning of RAIN TREE in English

noun

Etymology: so called from the belief that it exudes water from its leaflets

: an ornamental tropical American tree ( Pithecolobium saman ) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle

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