"mark tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mark trees [plural]
Etymology: Named after its inventor, studio percussionist Mark Stevens, who devised the instrument in 1967. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mark tree (plural mark trees)
  1. A percussion instrument consisting of many small chimes hanging from a bar, played by sweeping a finger or stick across them. Wikipedia link: mark tree

Inflected forms

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