sad tree

noun

The night-blooming jasmine.

OriginLatin arbor trīstis →
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Meanings

nounsad tree (plural sad trees)

plural sad trees

  1. The night-blooming jasmine.

Origin

  1. Latinarbor trīstis
  2. Englishsad tree

Calque of its Latin name, Latin arbor trīstis.

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APA

sad tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sad%20tree

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“sad tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sad%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sad tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sad%20tree.

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