woody plant

/ˌwʊdi plænt/

Other forms: woody plants

Definitions of woody plant

1. noun

   a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
   synonyms: ligneous plant

   types:

   bugbane

   a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects

   melilot, melilotus, sweet clover

   erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement

   aralia

   any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers

   combretum

   any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers

   Ravenala madagascariensis, ravenala, traveler's tree, traveller's tree

   giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers

   Pipturus argenteus, Queensland grass-cloth plant

   Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth

   milk vetch, milk-vetch

   any of various plants of the genus Astragalus

   false indigo, wild indigo

   any of several plants of the genus Baptisia

   bush clover, lespedeza

   shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States

   lupin, lupine

   any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

   bignoniad

   any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae

   gesneriad

   any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia

   figwort

   any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia

   nightshade

   any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

   lignosae

   a category in some early taxonomies

   arborescent plant

   having the shape or characteristics of a tree

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

   bramble

   any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

   Catha edulis

   a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea

   ephedra, joint fir

   jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds

   yellowwood, yellowwood tree

   any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract

   Podocarpus nivalis, alpine totara

   low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains

   Chilean rimu, Lepidothamnus fonkii

   about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile

   Dacridium laxifolius, Lepidothamnus laxifolius, mountain rimu

   low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand

   Microstrobos niphophilus, Tasman dwarf pine

   small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches

   Oxandra lanceolata, lancewood, lancewood tree

   source of most of the lancewood of commerce

   Guinea pepper, Xylopia aethiopica, negro pepper

   tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine

   barberry

   any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries

   Caulophyllum thalictrioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides, blue cohosh, blueberry root, papoose root, papooseroot, squaw root, squawroot

   tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally

   Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon grape, Oregon holly grape, holly-leaves barberry, hollygrape, mountain grape

   ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries

   Mahonia nervosa, Oregon grape

   small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries

   allspice

   deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States

   Chimonanthus praecox, Japan allspice, Japanese allspice, winter sweet

   deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers

   American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Benzoin odoriferum, Lindera benzoin, spice bush, spicebush

   deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries

   anise tree

   any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium

   American bugbane, Cimicifuga americana, summer cohosh

   bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers

   Cimicifuga racemosa, black cohosh, black snakeroot, rattle-top

   North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia

   Cimicifuga foetida, fetid bugbane, foetid bugbane

   bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers

   Drimys winteri, winter's bark, winter's bark tree

   South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood

   Pseudowintera colorata, Wintera colorata, pepper shrub

   evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits

   Myrica gale, Scotch gale, sweet gale

   bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves

   wax myrtle

   any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

   Comptonia asplenifolia, Comptonia peregrina, sweet fern

   deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers

   Leitneria floridana, corkwood, corkwood tree

   very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood

   zebrawood, zebrawood tree

   any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood

   Brya ebenus, granadilla tree, granadillo

   West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony

   Melilotus alba, white melilot, white sweet clover

   biennial plant; valuable honey plant

   Melilotus officinalis, yellow sweet clover

   biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop

   mimosa

   any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves

   acacia

   any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia

   Adenanthera pavonina, Barbados pride, coral-wood, coralwood, peacock flower fence, red sandalwood

   East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental

   albizia, albizzia

   any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia

   Anadenanthera colubrina, Piptadenia macrocarpa

   Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia

   calliandra

   any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers

   Enterolobium cyclocarpa, conacaste, elephant's ear

   tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber

   inga

   any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals

   Inga edulis, ice-cream bean

   ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America

   Inga laurina, guama

   tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations

   Leucaena glauca, Leucaena leucocephala, lead tree, white popinac

   low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods

   Lysiloma bahamensis, Lysiloma latisiliqua, wild tamarind

   a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods

   Lysiloma sabicu, sabicu

   West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value

   nitta tree

   any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulp

   Pithecellobium dulce, camachile, huamachil, manila tamarind, wild tamarind

   common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum

   Pithecellodium unguis-cati, black bead, cat's-claw, catclaw

   erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida

   mesquit, mesquite

   any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar

   Acocanthera oblongifolia, Acocanthera spectabilis, poison arrow plant, winter sweet

   medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits

   Acocanthera oppositifolia, Acocanthera venenata, bushman's poison, ordeal tree

   evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa

   Adenium multiflorum, Adenium obesum, desert rose, impala lily, kudu lily, mock azalia

   South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics

   Alstonia scholaris, devil tree, dita, dita bark

   evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally

   carissa

   a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits

   Holarrhena antidysenterica, Holarrhena pubescens, conessi, ivory tree, kurchee, kurchi

   tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea

   frangipani, frangipanni

   any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers

   rauvolfia, rauwolfia

   any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives

   strophanthus

   any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds

   Adam's apple, East Indian rosebay, Nero's crown, Tabernaemontana divaricate, coffee rose, crape jasmine, crepe gardenia, crepe jasmine, pinwheel flower

   tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand

   Thevetia neriifolia, Thevetia peruviana, yellow oleander

   tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous

   American angelica tree, Aralia spinosa, Hercules'-club, devil's walking stick

   small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States

   Aralia elata, Japanese angelica tree

   deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States

   Aralia stipulata, Chinese angelica, Chinese angelica tree

   similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China

   Meryta sinclairii, puka

   small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers

   Brassaia actinophylla, Schefflera actinophylla, umbrella tree

   erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves

   Batis maritima, saltwort

   low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves

   saltbush

   any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil

   Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia, belvedere, burning bush, fire bush, fire-bush, summer cypress

   densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn

   Cycloloma atriplicifolium, tumbleweed, winged pigweed

   bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds

   Salsola kali, Salsola soda, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, saltwort

   bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash

   Russian cactus, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia, tumbleweed

   prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States

   Sarcobatus vermiculatus, black greasewood, greasewood

   low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America

   Pisonia aculeata, cockspur

   small spiny West Indian tree

   caper

   any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

   Biscutalla laevigata, buckler mustard

   plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers

   bush poppy, tree poppy

   evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers

   Argyroxiphium sandwicense, silversword

   low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem

   artemisia

   any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage

   Baccharis halimifolia, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, groundsel bush, groundsel tree

   a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts

   Baccharis viminea, mule fat

   California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer

   Baccharis pilularis, chaparral broom, coyote brush, coyote bush, kidney wort

   widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle

   goldenbush

   any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America

   Hazardia cana, hoary golden bush

   western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple

   mutisia

   any of various plants of the genus Mutisia

   daisy bush, daisy-bush, daisybush

   any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays

   othonna

   a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers

   Santolina chamaecyparissus, lavender cotton

   branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers

   Cineraria maritima, Senecio cineraria, dusty miller

   stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves

   milk thistle, sow thistle

   any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil

   Ardisia crenata, coralberry, spiceberry

   shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India

   Ardisia escallonoides, Ardisia paniculata, marlberry

   tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries

   Plumbago europaea, leadwort

   a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers

   Jacquinia armillaris, bracelet wood

   small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets

   Jacquinia keyensis, barbasco, joewood

   West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood

   pandanus, screw pine

   any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves

   mallow

   any of various plants of the family Malvaceae

   cotton, cotton plant

   erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

   Hoheria populnea, houhere, lacebark, ribbonwood

   small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage

   Lavatera arborea, tree mallow, velvet-leaf, velvetleaf

   arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States

   pavonia

   any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers

   Plagianthus betulinus, Plagianthus regius, ribbon tree, ribbonwood

   deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton

   Hibiscus farragei, Radyera farragei, bush hibiscus

   southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus

   tulipwood tree

   any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood

   Bombax ceiba, Bombax malabarica, red silk-cotton tree, simal

   East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok

   Montezuma

   evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae

   Pseudobombax ellipticum, shaving-brush tree

   tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear

   Brisbane quandong, Elaeocarpus grandis, blue fig, quandong, quandong tree, silver quandong tree

   Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit

   Aristotelia racemosa, Aristotelia serrata, New Zealand wine berry, makomako, wineberry

   graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine

   Jamaican cherry, Muntingia calabura, calabur tree, calabura, silk wood, silkwood

   a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves

   Sloanea jamaicensis, break-axe, breakax, breakaxe

   West Indian timber tree having very hard wood

   bottle tree, bottle-tree

   an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton

   dombeya

   any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves

   Chinese parasol, Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex, Japanese varnish tree, phoenix tree

   deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods

   California beauty, flannel bush, flannelbush

   any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers

   screw tree

   a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres

   Hermannia verticillata, Mahernia verticillata, honey bell, honeybells

   African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs

   Pterospermum acerifolium, maple-leaved bayur, mayeng

   Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree

   Tarrietia argyrodendron, silver tree

   Australian timber tree

   Triplochiton scleroxcylon, arere, obeche, obechi, samba

   large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood

   basswood, lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree

   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

   Grewia asiatica, phalsa

   drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets

   African hemp, Sparmannia africana

   large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers

   protea

   any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones

   banksia

   any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds

   smoke bush

   any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers

   Chilean firebush, Chilean flameflower, Embothrium coccineum

   grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes

   Chile hazel, Chile nut, Chilean hazelnut, Chilean nut, Guevina avellana, Guevina heterophylla

   Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut

   grevillea

   any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea

   Hakea laurina, cushion flower, pincushion hakea

   tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia

   Hakea leucoptera, needle wood, needle-wood, needlewood

   large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia

   Hakea lissosperma, needle bush, needle-bush, needlebush

   shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia

   Lambertia formosa, honey-flower, honeyflower, mountain devil

   erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar

   Leucadendron argenteum, silver tree

   small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage

   lomatia

   any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers

   Orites excelsa, prickly ash

   Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers

   geebung

   any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits

   Stenocarpus sinuatus, firewheel tree, wheel tree

   eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers

   Stenocarpus salignus, beefwood, scrub beefwood

   tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood

   Telopea Oreades, waratah

   tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes

   Telopea speciosissima, waratah

   straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes

   Xylomelum pyriforme, native pear, woody pear

   tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp

   casuarina

   any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood

   heath

   a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

   andromeda

   any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers

   arbutus

   any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

   bearberry

   chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas

   manzanita

   chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America

   bryanthus

   procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers

   Chamaedaphne calyculata, leatherleaf

   north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers

   Epigaea repens, mayflower, trailing arbutus

   low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers

   Gaultheria shallon, salal, shallon

   small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries

   huckleberry

   any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries

   kalmia

   any plant of the genus Kalmia

   Labrador tea, Ledum groenlandicum, crystal tea

   evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution

   glandular Labrador tea, trapper's tea

   a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum

   Ledum palustre, marsh tea, wild rosemary

   bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan

   Leiophyllum buxifolium, sand myrtle

   low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage

   leucothoe

   any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia

   Leucothoe editorum, Leucothoe fontanesiana, dog hobble, dog laurel, switch-ivy

   fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers

   Leucothoe racemosa, sweet bells

   bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers

   Loiseleuria procumbens, alpine azalea, mountain azalea

   creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers

   Lyonia mariana, stagger bush, staggerbush

   deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock

   Lyonia ligustrina, he-huckleberry, male berry, maleberry, privet andromeda

   deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers

   Lyonia lucida, fetter bush, fetterbush, shiny lyonia

   showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel

   Menziesia ferruginea, false azalea, fool's huckleberry

   straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers

   Menziesia pilosa, minnie bush, minniebush

   low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs

   Japanese andromeda, Pieris japonica, andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree

   broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers

   Pieris floribunda, fetterbush, mountain andromeda, mountain fetterbush

   ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers

   rhododendron

   any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers

   cranberry

   any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries

   blueberry, blueberry bush

   any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries

   Clethra alnifolia, pepper bush, summer sweet, sweet pepperbush, white alder

   shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers

   Pyxidanthera barbulata, pixie, pixy, pyxie

   creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas

   Australian heath

   any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region

   Astroloma humifusum, Styphelia humifusum, cranberry heath, ground-berry, groundberry, native cranberry

   small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia

   Styphelia triflora, pink fivecorner

   heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit

   beech, beech tree

   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

   chestnut, chestnut tree

   any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

   oak chestnut

   a tree of the genus Castanopsis

   Castanea chrysophylla, Castanopsis chrysophylla, Chrysolepis chrysophylla, giant chinkapin, golden chinkapin

   small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts

   Chrysolepis sempervirens, dwarf golden chinkapin

   evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California

   Lithocarpus densiflorus, tanbark oak

   evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark

   evergreen beech, southern beech

   any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves

   oak, oak tree

   a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

   Quercus vaccinifolia, huckleberry oak

   a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry

   birch, birch tree

   any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

   alder, alder tree

   north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant

   hornbeam

   any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus

   hop hornbeam

   any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops

   fringe tree

   any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus

   forestiera

   any plant of the genus Forestiera

   forsythia

   any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers

   ash, ash tree

   any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

   jasmine

   any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

   privet

   any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges

   American olive, Osmanthus americanus, devilwood

   small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits

   mock privet

   evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits

   lilac

   any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

   witch hazel, witch hazel plant, wych hazel, wych hazel plant

   any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion

   flowering hazel, winter hazel

   any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves

   fothergilla, witch alder

   any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains

   dhava, dhawa

   an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum

   Combretum bracteosum, hiccough nut, hiccup nut

   ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers

   Conocarpus erectus, button mangrove, button tree

   evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood

   Laguncularia racemosa, white mangrove

   shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin

   oleaster

   any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits

   Lagerstroemia indica, crape myrtle, crepe flower, crepe myrtle

   ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States

   Jamaica bayberry, Pimenta acris, bay-rum tree, bayberry, wild cinnamon

   West Indian tree; source of bay rum

   feijoa, feijoa bush

   South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit

   gum, gum tree

   any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

   fuchsia, fuschia

   any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti

   daphne

   any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers

   Dirca palustris, leatherwood, moose-wood, moosewood, ropebark, wicopy

   deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers

   Indian rhododendron, Melastoma malabathricum

   evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers

   Medinilla magnifica

   a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines

   guinea flower, guinea gold vine

   any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers

   poon

   any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood

   Calophyllum calaba, Santa Maria tree, calaba

   West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice

   Calophyllum longifolium, Maria

   valuable timber tree of Panama

   Calophyllum candidissimum, lancewood tree, laurelwood

   tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood

   clusia

   an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers

   Clusia flava, wild fig

   a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit

   Mesua ferrea, ironwood, ironwood tree, rose chestnut

   handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties

   Canella winterana, Canella-alba, white cinnamon tree, wild cinnamon

   large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes

   Caryocar nuciferum, souari, souari nut, souari tree

   large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil

   rock rose, rockrose

   small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage

   helianthemum, sun rose, sunrose

   any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions

   dipterocarp

   tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae

   Flacourtia indica, Madagascar plum, batoko palm, governor plum, governor's plum, ramontchi

   small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums

   Dovyalis caffra, kei apple, kei apple bush

   vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits

   Ceylon gooseberry, Dovyalis hebecarpa, ketembilla, ketembilla tree, kitambilla, kitembilla

   a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India

   Hydnocarpus kurzii, Taraktagenos kurzii, Taraktogenos kurzii, chaulmoogra, chaulmoogra tree, chaulmugra

   East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy

   Hydnocarpus laurifolia, Hydnocarpus wightiana

   leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil

   Idesia polycarpa, idesia

   deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries

   Kiggelaria africana, wild peach

   large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage

   Xylosma congestum, xylosma

   shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China

   candlewood

   any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light

   Ochna serrulata, bird's-eye bush

   shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals

   tamarisk

   any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil

   German tamarisk, Myricaria germanica, false tamarisk

   Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk

   Australian nettle, Australian nettle tree

   any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea

   cannabis, hemp

   any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

   fig tree

   any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature

   elm, elm tree

   any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

   hackberry, nettle tree

   any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits

   Ruscus aculeatus, butcher's broom

   shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms

   Australian grass tree, grass tree

   any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins

   Cordyline terminalis, ti

   shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii

   Cordyline australis, cabbage tree, grass tree

   elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand

   yucca

   any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America

   buddleia, butterfly bush

   tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers

   Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella, bonduc, bonduc tree

   tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries

   Caesalpinia coriaria, divi-divi

   small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin

   Caesalpinia decapetala, Caesalpinia sepiaria, Mysore thorn

   spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers

   Caesalpinia echinata, brazilwood, peach-wood, peachwood, pernambuco wood

   tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry

   Caesalpinia ferrea, brazilian ironwood

   thornless tree yielding heavy wood

   Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, shingle tree

   East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes

   Bauhinia monandra, butterfly flower

   shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple

   Brachystegia speciformis, msasa

   small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers

   cassia

   any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods

   paloverde

   a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves

   locust, locust tree

   any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae

   Gymnocladus dioica, Kentucky coffee tree, bonduc, chicot

   handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute

   Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata, horsebean

   large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States

   Cercidium floridum, Parkinsonia florida, palo verde

   densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium

   Cytisus ramentaceus, Dalmatian laburnum, Petteria ramentacea

   erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus

   senna

   any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally

   amorpha

   any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers

   Anagyris foetida, bean trefoil, stinking bean trefoil

   shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed

   andelmin, angelim

   any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira

   Anthyllis barba-jovis, Jupiter's beard, silver-bush, silverbush

   silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers

   Aspalathus cedcarbergensis, Aspalathus linearis, rooibos

   South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea

   Astragalus glycyphyllos, wild licorice, wild liquorice

   European perennial

   Astragalus alpinus, alpine milk vetch

   perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America

   Astragalus danicus, purple milk vetch

   perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers

   African sandalwood, Baphia nitida, camwood

   small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye

   Baptisia australis, blue false indigo

   wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers

   Baptisia lactea, white false indigo

   erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States

   Baptisia tinctoria, horsefly weed, indigo broom, rattle weed

   much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida

   Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma, dak, dhak, palas

   East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

   Cajanus cajan, cajan pea, catjang pea, dahl, dhal, pigeon pea, pigeon-pea plant, red gram

   tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics

   caragana, pea tree

   any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod

   California redbud, Cercis occidentalis, western redbud

   shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets

   Chamaecytisus palmensis, Cytesis proliferus, tagasaste

   shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder

   flame pea

   any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia

   clianthus, glory pea

   any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes

   Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium gyrans, Desmodium motorium, semaphore plant, telegraph plant

   erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine

   Colutea arborescens, bladder senna

   yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food

   coronilla

   any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels

   broom

   any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers

   rosewood, rosewood tree

   any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black

   Dalbergia sissoo, sisham, sissoo, sissu

   East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties

   Dalbergia cearensis, kingwood, kingwood tree

   Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood

   Dalbergia retusa, cocobolo

   a valuable timber tree of tropical South America

   blackwood, blackwood tree

   any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood

   Dalea spinosa, smoke tree

   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

   bitter pea

   any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia

   derris

   any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons

   coral tree, erythrina

   any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental

   gastrolobium, poison bush, poison pea

   any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods

   Geoffroea decorticans, chanal, chanar

   thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries

   gliricidia

   any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous

   Halimodendron argenteum, Halimodendron halodendron, salt tree

   spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms

   hovea, purple pea

   any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets

   Indigofera tinctoria, indigo, indigo plant

   deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye

   Lespedeza bicolor, bicolor lespediza, ezo-yama-hagi

   Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of feed for wild birds

   Lespedeza striata, jap clover, japan clover, japanese clover

   an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States

   Korean lespedeza, Lespedeza stipulacea

   annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions

   Lespedeza cuneata, Lespedeza sericea, sericea lespedeza

   perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land

   Egyptian lupine, Lupinus albus, field lupine, white lupine, wolf bean

   white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control

   Lupinus arboreus, tree lupine

   evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia

   Lupinus luteus, yellow lupine

   yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage

   Lupinus subcarnosus, Texas bluebonnet, bluebonnet, buffalo clover

   low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States

   Lupinus texensis, Texas bluebonnet

   closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)

   millettia

   any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood

   mucuna

   any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres

   Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum, tolu balsam tree, tolu tree

   medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork

   Myroxylon balsamum pereirae, Myroxylon pereirae, Peruvian balsam

   tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam

   necklace tree

   a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads

   Pickeringia montana, chaparral pea, stingaree-bush

   spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California

   Jamaica dogwood, Piscidia erythrina, Piscidia piscipula, fish fuddle

   small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons

   Platylobium formosum, flat pea

   evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania

   Playlobium obtusangulum, common flat pea, native holly

   low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods

   quira

   any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber

   Indian beech, Pongamia glabra

   evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree

   Pterocarpus angolensis, bloodwood tree, kiaat

   deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood

   Pterocarpus indicus, amboyna, padauk, padouk

   tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain

   Burma padauk, Burmese rosewood, Pterocarpus macrocarpus

   tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany

   Pterocarpus marsupium, kino

   East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning

   Pterocarpus santalinus, red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders

   tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood

   Genista raetam, Retama raetam, juniper, juniper bush, raetam, retem

   desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

   Robinia hispida, bristly locust, moss locust, rose acacia

   large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers

   Sabinea carinalis, carib wood

   small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges

   Sesbania grandiflora, scarlet wisteria tree, vegetable hummingbird

   a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies

   Chinese scholar tree, Chinese scholartree, Japanese pagoda tree, Sophora japonica, Sophora sinensis

   handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan

   Sophora secundiflora, coral bean, frijolillo, frijolito, mescal bean

   shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans

   Sophora tetraptera, kowhai

   shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood

   Templetonia retusa, coral bush, flame bush

   Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers

   pride of Bolivia, tipu, tipu tree, yellow jacaranda

   semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental

   Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus, furze, gorse, whin

   very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

   Viminaria denudata, Viminaria juncea, swamp oak

   Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers

   Virgilia capensis, Virgilia oroboides, keurboom

   tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers

   Virgilia divaricata, keurboom

   fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental

   palm, palm tree

   any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

   rose, rosebush

   any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

   Juneberry, service tree, serviceberry, shadblow, shadbush

   any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit

   flowering quince

   Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms

   cotoneaster

   any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits

   haw, hawthorn

   a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

   Christmas berry, Christmasberry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia, tollon, toyon

   ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia

   cinquefoil, five-finger

   any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties

   Prunus laurocerasus, cherry laurel, laurel cherry

   frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil

   Prunus cuneata, Prunus pumila, Prunus pumilla susquehanae, Prunus susquehanae, sand cherry

   small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit

   Prunus spinosa, blackthorn, sloe

   a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits

   Pyracantha, fire thorn, firethorn, pyracanth

   any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries

   bramble bush

   any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits

   spiraea, spirea

   any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers

   Calycophyllum candidissimum, dagame, lemonwood tree

   source of a tough elastic wood

   Chiococca alba, West Indian snowberry, blolly

   evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries

   coffee, coffee tree

   any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

   chinchona, cinchona

   any of several trees of the genus Cinchona

   gardenia

   any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers

   hamelia

   any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia

   Nauclea diderrichii, Sarcocephalus diderrichii, opepe

   large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus

   Georgia bark, Pinckneya pubens, bitter-bark, fever tree

   ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever

   Psychotria capensis, lemon-wood, lemon-wood tree, lemonwood, lemonwood tree

   South African evergreen having hard tough wood

   Sarcocephalus esculentus, Sarcocephalus latifolius, negro peach

   a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa

   Vangueria infausta, medlar, wild medlar, wild medlar tree

   small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit

   Spanish tamarind, Vangueria madagascariensis

   shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit

   abelia

   any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico

   Diervilla lonicera, bush honeysuckle

   spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers

   Diervilla sessilifolia, bush honeysuckle

   bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers

   Kolkwitzia amabilis, beauty bush

   Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental

   Himalaya honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa

   shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers

   honeysuckle

   shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera

   Indian currant, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, coralberry

   North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits

   elder, elderberry bush

   any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

   American cranberry bush, Viburnum trilobum, cranberry bush, cranberry tree, highbush cranberry

   deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries

   Viburnum lantana, twist wood, twistwood, wayfaring tree

   vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black

   European cranberry bush, European cranberrybush, Viburnum opulus, crampbark, cranberry tree, guelder rose

   deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries

   Viburnum dentatum, arrow wood, southern arrow wood

   deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows

   Viburnum recognitum, arrow wood

   closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia

   Viburnum prunifolium, black haw

   upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America

   Weigela florida, weigela

   deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers

   Erythroxylon coca, coca, coca plant

   a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine

   Erythroxylon truxiuense

   a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine

   incense tree

   any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense

   mahogany, mahogany tree

   any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish

   China tree, Melia azedarach, Melia azederach, Persian lilac, azedarach, azederach, chinaberry, chinaberry tree, pride-of-India

   tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

   Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta, arishth, margosa, neem, neem tree, nim tree

   large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia

   Chloroxylon swietenia, satinwood, satinwood tree

   East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;

   silver ash

   any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia

   Lansium domesticum, langsat, langset, lanseh tree

   East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry

   African walnut, Lovoa klaineana

   tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany

   turreae

   any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers

   lepidobotrys

   African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds

   Ruptiliocarpon caracolito, caracolito

   large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families

   Phellodendron amurense, cork tree

   deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark

   Poncirus trifoliata, trifoliata, trifoliate orange, wild orange

   small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges

   prickly ash

   any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches

   bitterwood tree

   any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste

   Kirkia wilmsii, pepper tree

   small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs

   Syrian bean caper, Zygophyllum fabago, bean caper

   perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers

   Larrea tridentata, coville, creosote bush, hediondilla

   desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers

   willow, willow tree

   any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

   Santalum album, sandalwood tree, true sandalwood

   parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests

   Eucarya acuminata, Fusanus acuminatus, quandang, quandong, quandong tree

   Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed

   aalii

   a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood

   soapberry, soapberry tree

   a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin

   box, boxwood

   evergreen shrubs or small trees

   staff tree

   any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus

   spindle tree, spindleberry, spindleberry tree

   any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries

   Euonymus atropurpureus, burning bush, wahoo

   deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

   Euonymus americanus, strawberry bush, wahoo

   upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas

   Cyrilla racemiflora, cyrilla, leatherwood, white titi

   shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage

   crowberry

   a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit

   Chinese holly, Ilex cornuta

   dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental

   smoke bush, smoke tree

   any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus

   Malosma laurina, Rhus laurina, laurel sumac

   small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus

   Pistacia lentiscus, lentisk, mastic, mastic tree

   an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin

   shumac, sumac, sumach

   a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)

   Schinus chichita, aroeira blanca

   small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil

   Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus molle, molle, pepper tree

   small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits

   Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius

   small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen

   Diospyros ebenum, ebony, ebony tree

   tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

   Andaman marble, Diospyros kurzii, marble-wood, marblewood

   large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood

   buckthorn

   any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia

   Manilkara bidentata, balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree

   a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber

   Palaquium gutta, gutta-percha tree

   one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha

   gutta-percha tree

   one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha

   Calocarpum zapota, Pouteria zapota, mammee, marmalade tree, sapote

   tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum

   styrax

   any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage

   Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Christmas bush, Christmas tree

   Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration

   hydrangea

   any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea

   philadelphus

   any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions

   Schizophragma hydrangeoides, climbing hydrangea

   climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan

   Francoa ramosa, bridal wreath, bridal-wreath

   Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers

   currant, currant bush

   any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants

   Ribes grossularia, Ribes uva-crispa, gooseberry, gooseberry bush

   spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

   plane tree, platan, sycamore

   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

   Graptophyllum pictum, caricature plant

   tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face

   Chilopsis linearis, desert willow

   evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods

   Crescentia cujete, calabash, calabash tree

   tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds

   Cordia gerascanthus, Spanish elm, princewood

   tropical American timber tree

   columnea

   tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage

   Eriodictyon californicum, yerba santa

   viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses

   Apalachicola rosemary, Conradina glabra

   small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species

   lavender

   any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated

   Lepechinia calycina, Sphacele calycina, pitcher sage

   California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers

   Pogostemon cablin, pachouli, patchouli, patchouly

   small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes

   red shrubby penstemon, redwood penstemon

   low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California

   Solanum aviculare, kangaroo apple, poroporo

   Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit

   Solanum carolinense, ball nettle, ball nightshade, bull nettle, horse nettle

   coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States

   Solanum dulcamara, bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade

   poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

   Solanum elaeagnifolium, prairie berry, purple nightshade, silver-leaved nettle, silver-leaved nightshade, silverleaf nightshade, trompillo, white horse nettle

   weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America

   African holly, Solanum giganteum

   woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries

   Solanum nigrum, black nightshade, common nightshade, poison-berry, poisonberry

   Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible

   Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum, winter cherry

   small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit

   Solanum quitoense, naranjilla

   small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges

   Solanum rostratum, buffalo bur

   North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers

   Brazilian potato tree, Solanum macranthum, Solanum wrightii, potato tree

   South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato

   Brunfelsia americana, lady-of-the-night

   West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers

   Brugmansia arborea, Datura arborea, angel's trumpet, maikoa

   a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

   Brugmansia suaveolens, Datura suaveolens, angel's trumpet

   South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

   Brugmansia sanguinea, Datura sanguinea, red angel's trumpet

   arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers

   capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper

   any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

   Cestrum diurnum, day jessamine

   West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day

   Cestrum nocturnum, night jasmine, night jessamine

   West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night

   tamarillo, tree tomato

   South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor

   thorn apple

   any of several plants of the genus Datura

   Fabiana imbricata, pichi

   Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic

   boxthorn, matrimony vine

   any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries

   Christmas berry, Christmasberry, Lycium carolinianum

   spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries

   Solandra guttata, chalice vine, cupflower, trumpet flower

   Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat

   Streptosolen jamesonii, fire bush, fire-bush, marmalade bush

   evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant

   Avicennia officinalis, white mangrove

   a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific

   Aegiceras majus, black mangrove

   an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida

   Tectona grandis, teak

   tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood

   spurge

   any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice

   Acalypha virginica, three-seeded mercury

   weedy herb of eastern North America

   Croton tiglium, croton

   tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil

   Codiaeum variegatum, croton

   grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant

   Ricinus communis, castor bean plant, castor-oil plant, palma christ, palma christi

   large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics

   casava, cassava

   any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch

   slipper plant, slipper spurge

   any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts

   camelia, camellia

   any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

   Camellia sinensis, tea

   a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves

   Eryngium maritimum, sea eryngium, sea holly, sea holm

   European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac

   Griselinia lucida, puka

   South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers

   Griselinia littoralis, kapuka

   small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental

   snag

   a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

   timber tree

   any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber

   treelet

   a small tree

   arbor

   tree (as opposed to shrub)

   bean tree

   any of several trees having seedpods as fruits

   pollard

   a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage

   sapling

   young tree

   shade tree

   a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight

   gymnospermous tree

   any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta

   angiospermous tree, flowering tree

   any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

   fever tree

   any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever

   bonsai

   a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

   undershrub

   a low shrub

   burning bush

   (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses

   shrublet

   dwarf shrub

   subshrub, suffrutex

   low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

   flowering shrub

   shrub noted primarily for its flowers

   buckthorn

   a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments

   nakedwood

   any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood

   Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba, jujube, jujube bush

   spiny tree having dark red edible fruits

   Ziziphus lotus, lotus tree

   shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region

   Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi

   thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit

   Pomaderris apetala, hazel, hazel tree

   Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts

   stephanotis

   any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers

   tree of knowledge

   the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve

   type of:

   tracheophyte, vascular plant

   green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms