maidenhair tree
maidenhair tree · maidenhair trees
Ginkgo bilobaGinkgo biloba.
Meaning
1 sensesGinkgo biloba.
More definitions
- deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
Origin
maidenhair (fern) + tree. The leaves look like the leaflets of species such as Adiantum camaidenhair (fern) + tree. The leaves look like the leaflets of species such as Adiantum capillus-veneris
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Forms
plural: maidenhair trees| Singular | maidenhair tree |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree:ginkgogingkoGinkgo biloba
See also
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