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orchid tree
orchid treen.1. Any of various tropical or subtropical trees of the genus Bauhinia in the pea family, having showy, irregular, usually lavender to purple flowers and deeply emarginate leaves, and widely grown as ornamentals.2. A tree (Amherstia nobilis) in the pea family native to Myanmar (Burma), having compound leaves and a great profusion of large, irregular, yellow-spotted scarlet flowers.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | orchid tree - small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark woodBauhinia variegata, mountain ebonyBauhinia, genus Bauhinia - mountain ebony, orchid treeangiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
orchid tree
Related to orchid tree: Bauhinia variegataSynonyms for orchid treenoun small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark woodSynonyms- Bauhinia variegata
- mountain ebony
Related Words- Bauhinia
- genus Bauhinia
- angiospermous tree
- flowering tree
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