smoke tree

noun

A common garden shrub of genus Cotinus.

Similar
smoke bushDalea spinosa
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Meanings

nounsmoke tree (plural smoke trees)

plural smoke trees

  1. A common garden shrub of genus Cotinus.
  2. Psorothamnus spinosus, a spiny tree of the American desert.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus

Similar
smoke bush
Broader
shrubbush

noungreyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor

Similar
Dalea spinosa
Broader
shrubbush

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian смрадлика
  • смрадлика (smradlika)''Cotinus''
Italian scotano
  • scotano''Cotinus''
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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