WordNet
phoenix tree
n. 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 [syn: Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasol, Japanese varnish tree, Firmiana simplex]
Usage examples of "phoenix tree".
Behind him a phoenix tree rose umber and mighty till branches spread out to make a wide blue roof of foliage.