rain tree

See also: raintree and rain-tree

English

Alternative forms

• rain-tree, raintree

Etymology

So called from the belief that it exudes water from its leaflets.

Noun

rain tree (plural rain trees)

1. A tropical American tree (Albizia saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle, also used as an ornamental.
2. Philenoptera violacea (apple-leaf), native to Africa.
3. Brunfelsia spp.

   Synonyms: yesterday-today-tomorrow, lady of the night

4. Golden rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)

Synonyms

• (Albizia saman): acacia, algarrobo, cow bean tree, cow tamarind, giant thibet, monkey pod, saman tree, guango
• (Philenoptera violacea): Kalahari apple-leaf, apple-leaf

Translations

Albizia saman

Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: sadepuu (fi) German: Regenbaum m Shan: ၵိမ်းပူ (shn) (kím pǔu) Swedish: regnträd (sv) n Tamil: தூங்குமூஞ்சி (ta) (tūṅkumūñci) Telugu: నిద్ర గన్నేరు (nidra gannēru) Thai: ก้ามปู (th) (gâam-bpuu), จามจุรี (th) (jaam-jù-rii), ฉำฉา (chàa-chǎa)

Philenoptera violacea

Afrikaans: appelblaar Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: Philenoptera violacea -puu German: Apfelblattbaum m Herero: omupanda Swedish: Philenoptera violacea-träd

References

• rain tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Albizia saman on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Philenoptera violacea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Brunfelsia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Koelreuteria paniculata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Albizia at The Plant List

Anagrams

• Arretine, Eretrian, Eritrean, Renteria, retainer