Cotinus americanus

Definitions of Cotinus americanus
  1. noun
    shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke
    synonyms: American smokewood, Cotinus obovatus, chittamwood
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    type of:
    smoke bush, smoke tree
    any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus
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