"dove tree" meaning in All languages combined

See dove tree on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dove trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dove tree (plural dove trees)
  1. A Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to resemble dove wings or handkerchiefs, Davidia involucrata. Wikipedia link: Davidia involucrata Synonyms: handkerchief tree, ghost tree

Inflected forms

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