Noun: phoenix tree
- Deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
"The phoenix tree's unusual pods fascinated garden visitors";
- Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasol, Japanese varnish tree, Firmiana simplex
Derived forms: phoenix trees
Type of: tree
Part of: Firmiana, genus Firmiana
Encyclopedia: Phoenix tree