dove tree

noun

A Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to resemble dove wings or handkerchiefs, Davidia involucrata.

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ghost treehandkerchief tree
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Meanings

noundove tree (plural dove trees)

plural dove trees

  1. A Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to resemble dove wings or handkerchiefs, Davidia involucrata.

    Synonyms: ghost tree, handkerchief tree

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Chinese tree grown ornamentally for the large white bracts around the flowers, which are said to resemble dove wings or handkerchiefs, Davidia involucrata.

Similar
ghost treehandkerchief tree
Also see
ghost tree

Origin

From dove + tree.

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Translations

Bulgarian гълъбово дърво
  • гълъбово дърво (gălăbovo dărvo)Davidia involucrata
Finnish kyyhkyspuu, nenäliinapuu
  • kyyhkyspuuDavidia involucrata
  • nenäliinapuuDavidia involucrata
German Taschentuchbaum, Taubenbaum
  • TaschentuchbaumDavidia involucrata
  • TaubenbaumDavidia involucrata
Polish dawidia chińska
  • dawidia chińskaDavidia involucrata
Cite this entry
APA

dove tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dove%20tree

MLA

“dove tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dove%20tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dove tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dove%20tree.

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