umbrella tree

Questions about umbrella tree

What does umbrella tree mean?

umbrella tree means "erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for umbrella tree?

Close synonyms include Schefflera actinophylla, Brassaia actinophylla, umbrella magnolia, elkwood, elk-wood. 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 umbrella tree a common word?

umbrella 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.