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umˈbrella-tree
[f. as prec. + tree n.]
1. One of various American magnolias, especially Magnolia tripetala, having the leaves arranged umbrella-wise at the ends of the branches.
1738Phil. Trans. XL. 350 Magnolia, amplissimoflore albo, fructu coccineo. The Umbrella-tree. 1796W. H. Marshall Planting II. 210 The wood of the Umbrella Tree..is more spongy than any of the other species of Magnolia. 1814F. Pursh Flora Amer. Septentr. II. 381 Magnolia tripetala..is generally known by the name of Umbrella-tree. 1832Planting 94 (L.U.K.), Magnolia tripetala, umbrella-tree, is found in soils deep and fertile in the northern parts of New York. 1884Cassell's Fam. Mag. Mar. 239/1 Here the umbrella-trees shaded the streets.
2. One of a variety of trees whose leaves or habit of growth resemble an umbrella.
c1790Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) V. 482/1 Corypha, Mountain Palm, or Umbrella Tree. 1834H. Caunter Orient. Ann. v. 53 The chatta, or umbrella-tree, begins here to be plentiful. 1866Treas. Bot. 1190/1 Umbrella-tree,..Thespesia populnea and Pandanus odoratissimus. Ibid., Guinea Umbrella-Tree, Paritium guineense. 1883Sunday Mag. Aug. 511/2 We saw a good many specimens of the ‘umbrella-tree’, as it is called, a sort of acacia. 1889J. H. Maiden Useful Pl. 387 Brassaia actinophylla,..Umbrella Tree, the large leaves being set, like umbrella-ribs, at the top of numerous stems. |