rain tree

Meaning

Noun

• A tropical American tree (Albizia saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle, also used as an ornamental.
• Philenoptera violacea (species), native to Africa.

Related

Similar words

• acacia, algarrobo, cow bean tree, cow tamarind, giant thibet, monkey pod, saman tree, guango
• Kalahari apple-leaf, apple-leaf

Origin

• So called from the belief that it exudes water from its leaflets.