umbrella tree
1. erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves • Syn: Schefflera actinophylla, Brassaia actinophylla • Hypernyms: shrub, bush • Member Holonyms: Schefflera, genus Schefflera 2. small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches • Syn: umbrella magnolia, elkwood, elk-wood, Magnolia tripetala • Hypernyms: magnolia
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