MAIDENHAIR TREE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree

Synonyms:

gingko; ginkgo; Ginkgo biloba; maidenhair tree

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("maidenhair tree" is a kind of...):

gymnospermous tree (any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta)

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