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dove tree

dove tree noun: a Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to resemble dove wings or handkerchiefs, Davidia involucrata.

dove tree: a Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to...
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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.

Synonyms of dove tree

Forms of dove tree

pluraldove trees

Origin of dove tree

From dove + tree.

Questions about dove tree

What does dove tree mean?
Dove tree means a Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to resemble dove wings or handkerchiefs, Davidia involucrata.
What part of speech is dove tree?
Dove tree is a noun.
What is the plural of dove tree?
The plural of dove tree is dove trees.

Words near dove tree in the dictionary

  1. dove plant
  2. dove plants
  3. Dove prism
  4. Dove prisms
  5. dove shell
  6. dove tree
  7. dove trees
  8. dove weed
  9. dove's-foot
  10. dove-eyed
  11. dove-like

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