Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
noundeciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
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Origin
maidenhair (fern) + tree. The leaves look like the leaflets of species such as Adiantum capillus-veneris
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maidenhair tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maidenhair%20tree
“maidenhair tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maidenhair%20tree. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maidenhair tree,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maidenhair%20tree.
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