Meanings
nounrobinia (plural robinias)
plural robinias
- biologyAny member of the genus Robinia.
The remarkable feature of the woody planting at Buttes-Chaumont is the ‘profuse use’ of silver-leafed cedars, yellow-leafed robinias and copper-leafed beech trees.
2001, Alan Tate, “Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris”, in Great City Parks, London; New York, N.Y.: Spon Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 54, columns 1–2
Origin
From the genus name.
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