firmiana simplex

1. 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

   SynonymsChinese parasol treeChinese parasolJapanese varnish treephoenix tree

   Broadertree

   Part ofFirmiana

Questions about firmiana simplex

What does firmiana simplex mean?

firmiana simplex means "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".

What is another word for firmiana simplex?

Close synonyms include Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasol, Japanese varnish tree, phoenix tree. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is firmiana simplex a common word?

firmiana simplex is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.