Definition of Siris tree

1. Noun. Large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind.

Exact synonyms: Albizia Lebbeck, Albizzia Lebbeck, Siris
Generic synonyms: Albizia, Albizzia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Siris Tree

sirenomelic
sirens
sirensong
sires
sirgang
sirgangs
siri
siriases
siriasis
siricid
siricids
sirihs
siring
siris tree (current term)
sirius
sirkar
sirkars
sirkeer
sirkeers
sirloin
sirloin steak
sirloin tip
sirloins
sirmark
sirmarks
sirname
sirnamed
sirnames

Literary usage of Siris tree

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. All about Hawaii (1912)
"Of the shade trees that have been successfully used for street planting in Honolulu, the following deserve special mention : Monkeypod, siris tree, ..."

2. The Stûpa of Bharhut: A Buddhist Monument Ornamented with Numerous by Alexander Cunningham (1879)
"The Wheat is represented standing in one of the bas-reliefs of the coping, where it is being cut by a female.8 18. The siris tree, or Acacia ..."

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