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Noun: phoenix tree
  1. Deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
    - Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasol, Japanese varnish tree, Firmiana simplex

Derived forms: phoenix trees

Type of: tree

Part of: Firmiana, genus Firmiana