pagoda tree

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noun

a spreading, round-headed tree, Sophora japonica, of the legume family, native to China and Korea, having yellowish-white flowers in loose, showy clusters, grown widely as a street tree.

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Also called Chinese scholar tree, Japanese pagoda tree.

Words nearby pagoda tree

Paglia, Pagliacci, I, pagne, Pagnol, pagoda, pagoda tree, Pago Pago, pagurian, pagurid, -pagus, pah

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How to use pagoda tree in a sentence

Surely, Lady Merrifield, whose husband was shaking the pagoda tree, would make an advance if she knew the circumstances.
The Two Sides of the Shield|Charlotte M. Yonge
Some Eurasian legacy—a relic of the old days of the Pagoda Tree!
A Fascinating Traitor|Richard Henry Savage

British Dictionary definitions for pagoda tree

pagoda tree

noun

a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica, with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage

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