Meanings
plural umbrella trees
- An umbrella magnolia (Magnolia tripetala).
- An African corkwood (Musanga cecropioides).
- An Australian rainforest tree (Polyscias murrayi).
- An octopus tree (Schefflera actinophylla).
- An umbrella thorn (Vachellia tortilis).
Virtually all the trees in the home range of the baboons are acacias of just two species: the fever tree, Acacia xanthophloea (18.4% of feeding bouts), and, on somewhat higher, drier ground, the umbrella tree, A. tortilis (5.0%).
1998, Stuart A. Altmann, “Dietary Diversity”, in Foraging for Survival: Yearling Baboons in Africa, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 76
Synonyms & antonyms
nounerect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves
nounsmall deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French parasolier
- parasolierMusanga cecropioides
German Schirmbaum, Regenschirmbaum
- SchirmbaumMusanga cecropioides
- RegenschirmbaumMusanga cecropioides
Japanese パラソリエ
- パラソリエ (parasorie)Musanga cecropioides
Cite this entry
umbrella tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrella%20tree
“umbrella tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrella%20tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umbrella tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrella%20tree.
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