What is "rain tree"

Zamang \Za*mang"\, n. (Bot.) An immense leguminous tree ( Pithecolobium Saman) of Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. Also called rain tree.
--J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).

n. 1 an ornamental tropical American tree, (taxlink Albizia saman species noshow=1), having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle 2 (taxlink Philenoptera violacea species noshow=1), native to Africa, the (vern: apple-leaf).

n. large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: saman, monkeypod, monkey pod, zaman, zamang, Albizia saman]

Rain tree is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Albizia saman, a tree in the Fabaceae family, native to a range extending from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil
• Brunfelsia a genus of shrubs and small trees in the Solanaceae family, native to the tropical Americas
• Philenoptera violacea, a tree in the Fabaceae family, native to southern Africa
• Golden rain tree, Koelreuteria paniculata

Rain Tree is a 2001 Iranian drama film Written and directed by Hossein Shahabi (Persian: حسین شهابی)