Maidenhair tree

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ginkgo biloba.
  2. 2
    deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
gingkogingkoesgingkosginkgoginkgo bilobaginkgoes

Etymology

maidenhair (fern) + tree. The leaves look like the leaflets of species such as Adiantum capillus-veneris

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