"handkerchief tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: handkerchief trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} handkerchief tree (plural handkerchief trees)
  1. The dove tree, Davidia involucrata, which has large white bracts said to look like handkerchiefs Wikipedia link: Davidia involucrata Categories (lifeform): Cornales order plants Synonyms: dove tree, ghost tree

Inflected forms

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