greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor
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smoke tree::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dalea spinosa |
| Type of | bush, shrub |
smoke tree::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | smoke bush |
| Type of | shrub, bush |
| Has types | wig tree, chittamwood, cotinus americanus, cotinus coggygria, cotinus obovatus, venetian sumac, american smokewood |
Examples of smoke tree
smoke tree
I have a hydrangea and a smoke tree still in pots from the nursery.
From the tennessean.com
The smoke tree gets its name from its flowers which, as they age, resemble puffy clouds of smoke.
From the dailynews.com
Is that a smoke tree with those puffy and exotic blooms?
From the sacbee.com
Go up to 6 feet, and an American smoke tree might fit.
From the thenewstribune.com
As I write this, the smoke tree in my front yard back in Virginia is 15 feet tall, gorgeous enough that strangers sometimes stop to ask for cuttings.
From the us.cnn.com
At lower left is a beschorneria from Mexico, while the red-leaved Cotinus coggyrgria, or smoke tree, can be seen behind the Chinese pistachio tree at upper right.
From the sfgate.com
They have sent in smoke jumpers, tree climbers and other experts to identify infested trees.
From the washingtonpost.com
Every tree heard the bodeful sound, and pillars of smoke gave the sign in the sky.
From the theatlantic.com
State TV showed several cars on fire and thick black smoke billowing above the tree-lined street.
From the sacbee.com
