Definition of Cotinus coggygria

1. Noun. Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke.

Exact synonyms: Venetian Sumac, Wig Tree
Generic synonyms: Smoke Bush, Smoke Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cotinus Coggygria

Costello
Costen
Costen's syndrome
Costia necatrix
Costner
Cotacachi
Cotard
Cotard's syndrome
Cotard delusion
Cote d'Azur
Cote d'Ivoire franc
Cotes de Provence
Cotingidae
Cotinus
Cotinus americanus
Cotinus coggygria (current term)
Cotinus obovatus
Cotoneaster dammeri
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotonou
Cotopaxi
Cotswold
Cotswold Hills
Cotswold morris dancing
Cotswolds
Cottagers
Cottbus
Cotte's operation
Cottidae

Literary usage of Cotinus coggygria

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

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... Cotinus coggygria Scop. Smoke-tree Deciduous tree Cultivated and occasionally persisting at old home sites. • Rhus aromatica Ait. var. aromatica ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"ANACARDIACEAE • Cotinus coggygria Scop. Smoke-tree Deciduous tree Cultivated and occasionally persisting at old home sites. • Rhus aromatica Ait. var. ..."

3. Landscapes of the Southern Peloponnese by Michael Cullen (2003)
"In autumn the red leaves and hairy fruit of the wig tree (Cotinus coggygria) stand out, while at ground level you may spot the red-and-cream globules of ..."

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