silk tree

1. 1.

   attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens

   SynonymsAlbizia julibrissinAlbizzia julibrissin

   Broaderalbizzia

Questions about silk tree

What does silk tree mean?

silk tree means "attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens".

What is another word for silk tree?

Close synonyms include Albizia julibrissin, Albizzia julibrissin. 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 silk tree a common word?

silk tree is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.