"ghost tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost tree (plural ghost trees)
  1. The dove tree, Davidia involucrata, which has large white bracts resembling white sheets like those used to represent ghosts. Wikipedia link: Davidia involucrata Synonyms: dove tree, handkerchief tree

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