smoke tree

/smoʊk tri/

Other forms: smoke trees

Definitions of smoke tree

1. noun

   any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus
   synonyms: smoke bush

   types:

   American smokewood, Cotinus americanus, Cotinus obovatus, chittamwood

   shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke

   Cotinus coggygria, Venetian sumac, wig tree

   Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2. noun

   greyish-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
   synonyms: Dalea spinosa

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems