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albore

Definitions of albore
  1. noun
    the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
    synonyms: alba, aurora
  2. noun
    the time at which something is supposed to begin
  3. noun
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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    acacia
    any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
    cedro, tiglio
    any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
    faggio
    any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
    castagno
    any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
    quercia
    a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
    betulla
    any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
    ontano
    north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
    frassino
    any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
    olmo
    any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
    gaggia, pseudacacia, pseudoacacia, robinia
    any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
    palma, palmizio, palmo
    any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
    salice
    any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
    sandalo
    parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
    ebano, ebeno
    tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
    platano
    any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
    teak
    tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
    alberello, arboscello
    young tree
    ginkgo
    deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
    alloro
    any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
    magnolia
    any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms
    baobab
    African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
    cerro
    large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
    leccio
    evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
    sughera, sughero
    medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork
    carpine, carpinella, carpino
    medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn
    eucalipto
    a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
    fico
    Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
    sicomoro
    thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore
    carrobbio, carruba, carrubbio, carrubio, carrubo, caruba, carubo
    evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
    tamarindo
    long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
    pioppo
    any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
    acero
    any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
    agrifoglio
    any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
    terebinto
    a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine
    castagno d'India, castagno selvatico, ippocastano
    tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
    caucciù
    deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber
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