smoke tree

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smoke tree (enc)

Noun	1.	smoke tree - any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus smoke bush Cotinus, genus Cotinus - smoke trees 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 bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
	2.	smoke tree - grayish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States nd Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor Dalea spinosa Dalea, genus Dalea - indigo bush bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches

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