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smoke tree

smoke tree
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [smohk tree]
    • /smoʊk tri/
    • /sməʊk triː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [smohk tree]
    • /smoʊk tri/

Definitions of smoke tree words

  • noun smoke tree Also called American smoke tree, chittamwood. a tree, Cotinus obovatus, of the cashew family, native to the southeastern U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and large clusters of small white flowers. 1
  • noun smoke tree Also called Venetian sumac. a related shrub, C. coggygria, of Eurasia, having elliptical leaves and clusters of hairy, purple flowers. 1
  • noun smoke tree an anacardiaceous shrub, Cotinus coggygria, of S Europe and Asia, having clusters of yellowish feathery flowers 0
  • noun smoke tree a related tree, Cotinus americanus, of the southern US 0
  • noun smoke tree a small, bushy, Old World tree (Cotinus coggygria) of the cashew family, with filmy, feathery flower clusters resembling smoke 0
  • noun smoke tree a tree (Cotinus americanus) of the cashew family, growing in the SW U.S. and having brilliant orange and scarlet coloring in the fall 0

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Origin of smoke tree

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Smoke tree

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

smoke tree popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

smoke tree usage trend in Literature

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