Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
rain gauge
rain gutter
rain hat
rain lily
rain off
rain out
rain shadow
rain shell
rain tree
rainbar (1)
rainbar (2)
rainbird
rainbow
rainbow cactus
rainbow curve
rainbow lorikeet
rainbow trout
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

rain tree

rain tree (plural rain trees)


noun 
Definition:
 
tropical flowering tree: a tree with pale pink flowers and long horizontal branches, whose wood is used in the manufacture of furniture. Native to: tropical America.  Latin name Albizia saman.

[Because its leaves close up when it rains]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft